Where does the Beautiful Sunbird live?
Cinnyris pulchellus has 38,439 records in 28 countries and territories, from 1859 to 2026. Most records come from Gambia.
- 38,439 records
- 28 places
- 102 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesNectariniidaeCinnyris
When it is recorded
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Peak month: February. 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
18592026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 9,580 | |
| Kenya | 6,563 | |
| Tanzania | 5,450 | |
| Senegal | 4,762 | |
| Nigeria | 3,279 | |
| Ethiopia | 3,088 | |
| Uganda | 1,721 | |
| Ghana | 1,490 | |
| Burkina Faso | 696 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 410 | |
| Chad | 263 | |
| Guinea | 179 | |
| Benin | 171 | |
| Niger | 161 | |
| Cameroon | 157 | |
| Sudan | 155 | |
| Mali | 118 | |
| Mauritania | 69 | |
| South Sudan | 60 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 27 | |
| DR Congo | 19 | |
| Central African Republic | 6 | |
| Eritrea | 5 | |
| Greece | 5 | |
| Togo | 2 | |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | |
| United States | 1 | |
| South Africa | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Nectariniidae.
Purple Sunbird
767,114 records
Purple-rumped Sunbird
670,658 records
Amethyst Sunbird
195,914 records
White-breasted Sunbird
191,971 records
Long-billed Sunbird
123,423 records
Collared Sunbird
120,173 records
Palestine Sunbird
117,450 records
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
116,342 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.