Gray's Malimbe
Malimbus nitens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusMalimbus (Malimbes)
- SpeciesMalimbus nitens (Gray's Malimbe)
The blue-billed malimbe or Gray's malimbe (Malimbus nitens) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray's Malimbe sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park
Crested Malimbe
Malimbus malimbicus
Red-headed Malimbe
Malimbus rubricollis
Red-bellied Malimbe
Malimbus erythrogaster
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
Vieillot's Weaver
Ploceus nigerrimus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Black-necked Weaver
Ploceus nigricollis
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
Maxwell's Black Weaver
Ploceus albinucha
Golden-naped Weaver
Ploceus aureonucha
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Gray's Malimbe are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray's Malimbe in Semuliki National Park?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Gray's Malimbe sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray's Malimbe in Semuliki National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Gray's Malimbe in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.