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Beautiful Sunbird

Cinnyris pulchellus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Mikumi National Park
2 Verified records at Mikumi National Park
☀️ 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 →

Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park

Shelley's Sunbird
LC

Shelley's Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris shelleyi

20–30% · Possible
Variable Sunbird
LC

Variable Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris venustus

5–10% · With luck
Mariqua Sunbird
LC

Mariqua Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris mariquensis

<5% · Rare
Purple-banded Sunbird
LC

Purple-banded Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris bifasciatus

<5% · Rare
Western Miombo Sunbird
LC

Western Miombo Sunbird

Bird

Cinnyris gertrudis

<5% · Rare
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
LC

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

30–40% · Possible
Collared Sunbird
LC

Collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna collaris

10–20% · With luck
Amethyst Sunbird
LC

Amethyst Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra amethystina

10–20% · With luck
Western Violet-backed Sunbird
LC

Western Violet-backed Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthreptes longuemarei

5–10% · With luck
Malachite Sunbird
LC

Malachite Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia famosa

Insufficient data
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

40–50% · Likely
Lesser Striped-Swallow
LC

Lesser Striped-Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cecropis abyssinica

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Beautiful Sunbird at Mikumi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
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