Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird

Closest Relatives at Awash National Park

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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	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
2	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
4	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
5	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
6	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
7	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
8	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
9	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
10	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
11	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
12	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
13	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
14	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
15	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data