Green-throated Sunbird

Chalcomitra rubescens (Vieillot, 1819)

10 gWeight

The green-throated sunbird (Chalcomitra rubescens) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae.

Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Congo - Kinshasa

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Green-throated Sunbird has been recorded at 65 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya271 records
Kakamega Forest NRKenya202 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda190 records

More places

Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda141 records
Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda118 records
Bigodi SwampUganda116 records
Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trailsCongo - Kinshasa97 records
Kibale NPUganda91 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkUganda79 records
Kakamega Forest NR – Zimmerman Plot/Isecheno Forest StationKenya78 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Kenya Congo - Kinshasa Cameroon Gabon Congo - Brazzaville Angola Equatorial Guinea

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The green-throated sunbird (Chalcomitra rubescens) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in the African countries of Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia