Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusPogoniulus (Tinkerbirds)
- SpeciesPogoniulus bilineatus (Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird)
The yellow-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus) is a bird species in the family Lybiidae (African barbets), which is native to the moist tropical and subtropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird in Lake Nakuru National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.