Malachite Sunbird

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant 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	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	30–40%
2	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
3	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
4	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5–10%
5	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
6	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
7	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
8	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
9	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
11	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
12	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
13	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
14	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
15	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
16	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
17	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
18	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
19	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
20	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
21	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
22	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
23	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
24	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malachite Sunbird in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Malachite Sunbird sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 90 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Malachite Sunbird in Addo Elephant National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Malachite Sunbird in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.