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Beautiful Sunbird

Cinnyris pulchellus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Awash National Park
51 Verified records at Awash National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The beautiful sunbird (Cinnyris pulchellus), formerly placed in the genus Nectarinia, is a small passerine bird in the sunbird family Nectariniidae. It is native to tropical Africa, its range extending from Senegal and Guinea in the west to Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Kenya in the east. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the gorgeous sunbird (Cinnyris melanogastrus). Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Sunbird sighting in Awash National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Awash National Park

Shining Sunbird
LC

Shining Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris habessinicus

30–40% · Possible
Mariqua Sunbird
LC

Mariqua Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris mariquensis

5–10% · With luck
Variable Sunbird
LC

Variable Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris venustus

<5% · Rare
Nile Valley Sunbird
LC

Nile Valley Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna metallica

40–50% · Likely
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
LC

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

5–10% · With luck
Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird
LC

Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthreptes orientalis

Insufficient data
Tacazze Sunbird
LC

Tacazze Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia tacazze

Insufficient data
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

60–70% · Likely
Isabelline Wheatear
LC

Isabelline Wheatear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oenanthe isabellina

50–60% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Somali Fiscal
LC

Somali Fiscal

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Lanius somalicus

50–60% · Likely
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
60–70%
2 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
40–50%
3 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
5 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
11 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
18 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
19 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
20 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
21 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
22 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
23 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Beautiful Sunbird in Awash National Park?

About 44% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Sunbird sighting in Awash National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Beautiful Sunbird in Awash National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Beautiful Sunbird in Awash National Park in our monthly data.

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