Yellow-spotted Barbet
Buccanodon duchaillui
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusBuccanodon
- SpeciesBuccanodon duchaillui (Yellow-spotted Barbet)
The yellow-spotted barbet (Buccanodon duchaillui) is a bird species in the monotypic genus Buccanodon. It belongs to the African barbet family (Lybiidae) which was formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae. Two subspecies are known: B. d. duchailllui (Cassin, 1856) (eastern yellow-spotted barbet) - eastern and central Africa, west to Nigeria B. d. dowsetti Boesman & Collar, 2019 (western yellow-spotted barbet) - Sierra Leone to Togo The western subspecies was described in 2019 as a distinct species based on its unique song. The western yellow-spotted barbet has a song described by Nigel James Collar and Peter Boesman as "a series of 7–10 accelerating notes similar to a song of hairy-breasted barbet (Tricholaema hirsuta)" (phoneticized as "oop"), while the eastern yellow-spotted barbet has a song described by Collar and Boesman as a "characteristic purring (lasting 1–2 seconds), unique among [African] barbets" (phoneticized as "rrurrrrrr…"). Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-spotted Barbet sighting in Taï National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Taï National Park
Hairy-breasted Barbet
Tricholaema hirsuta
Red-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus atroflavus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Speckled Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus scolopaceus
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus subsulphureus
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Spotted Honeyguide
Indicator maculatus
Cassin's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus insignis
Willcock's Honeyguide
Indicator willcocksi
Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
Melichneutes robustus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 4 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-spotted Barbet in Taï National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-spotted Barbet sighting in Taï National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-spotted Barbet in Taï National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-spotted Barbet in Taï National Park in our monthly data.