Moustached Tinkerbird
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Moustached Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus leucomystax

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Mkomazi National Park
107 Verified records at Mkomazi National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The moustached tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax) is a species of bird in the large Piciformes order in the Lybiidae family. It occurs in high-altitude forests in central Africa. It is greenish with little sexual dimorphism. The tinkerbird eats berries and insects. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Tinkerbird sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 107 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park

Green Tinkerbird
LC

Green Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus simplex

Insufficient data
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Insufficient data
D'Arnaud's Barbet
LC

D'Arnaud's Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trachyphonus darnaudii

30–40% · Possible
Red-and-yellow Barbet
LC

Red-and-yellow Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

20–30% · Possible
Black-throated Barbet
LC

Black-throated Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema melanocephala

20–30% · Possible
Spot-flanked Barbet
LC

Spot-flanked Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema lacrymosa

5–10% · With luck
Brown-Breasted Barbet

Brown-Breasted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius melanopterus

5–10% · With luck
White-eared Barbet
LC

White-eared Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stactolaema leucotis

5–10% · With luck
Green Barbet

Green Barbet

Bird

Stactolaema olivacea

5–10% · Rare
Red-fronted Barbet
LC

Red-fronted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema diademata

<5% · Rare
Olive Woodpecker
LC

Olive Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos griseocephalus

10–20% · With luck
Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Moustached Tinkerbird in Mkomazi National Park?

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Tinkerbird sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 107 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Moustached Tinkerbird in Mkomazi National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Moustached Tinkerbird in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.

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