Purple-banded Sunbird

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

See all 12 relatives Show fewer

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	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
2	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
3	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
4	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
5	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
6	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
8	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
9	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
10	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
11	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
12	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
13	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
14	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
15	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
16	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
17	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
18	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
19	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
20	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
21	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
22	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
23	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
24	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
25	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
26	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
27	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
28	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
29	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
30	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple-banded Sunbird in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-banded Sunbird sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Purple-banded Sunbird in Masai Mara National Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Purple-banded Sunbird in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.