What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Socotra Sunbird been recorded?

Chalcomitra balfouri occurrence evidence comes from 24 records in 1 countries and territories, from 1933 to 2022. Most records come from Yemen.

Socotra Sunbird
Socotra Sunbird — Photo (display-sized rendition): James Eaton · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
AvesPasseriformesNectariniidaeChalcomitra

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

24 records across 1 countries and territories, 1933–2022.

Chalcomitra balfouri · GBIF taxon key 6088735

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.

4 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19332022

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Socotra Sunbird has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Socotra Sunbird. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Yemen 24

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records concentrated in part of the year. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.