Family

African Barbets

Lybiidae

37 species in our catalog · found in 54 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Trachyphonus vaillantii

50–60% · Likely

Tricholaema leucomelas

50–60% · Likely

Pogoniulus bilineatus

50–60% · Likely

Tricholaema lacrymosa

50–60% · Likely

Lybius torquatus

50–60% · Likely

Trachyphonus darnaudii

40–50% · Likely

Stactolaema leucotis

40–50% · Likely

Trachyphonus purpuratus

40–50% · Likely

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

40–50% · Likely

Gymnobucco bonapartei

40–50% · Likely

Pogoniulus subsulphureus

30–40% · Possible

Pogoniulus scolopaceus

30–40% · Possible

Lybius guifsobalito

30–40% · Possible

Pogoniulus leucomystax

30–40% · Possible

Lybius leucocephalus

20–30% · Possible

Lybius bidentatus

20–30% · Possible

Pogoniulus atroflavus

20–30% · Possible

Trachyphonus margaritatus

20–30% · Possible

Tricholaema hirsuta

20–30% · Possible

Tricholaema melanocephala

20–30% · Possible

Lybius minor

20–30% · Possible

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

20–30% · With luck

Buccanodon duchaillui

Pogoniulus coryphaea

Stactolaema olivacea

Lybius melanopterus

Lybius rubrifacies

Tricholaema diademata

Lybius dubius

Pogoniulus pusillus

Pogoniulus simplex

Lybius chaplini

Lybius vieilloti

Lybius undatus

Stactolaema anchietae

<5% · Rare

Stactolaema whytii

Insufficient data

Tricholaema frontata

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

20–30

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Barbets

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	15	90–100%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			40–50%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			30–40%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			30–40%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			30–40%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			20–30%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			20–30%
	Yellow-spotted Barbet			20–30%
	Grey-throated Barbet			10–20%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Black-billed Barbet			Insufficient data
	+3 more at the park page…
2	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	13	90–100%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			40–50%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			30–40%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			30–40%
	Red-rumped Tinkerbird			20–30%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			20–30%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Yellow-spotted Barbet			5–10%
	Grey-throated Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Black-billed Barbet			Insufficient data
	Spot-flanked Barbet			Insufficient data
	Double-Toothed Barbet			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
3	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	17	90–100%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			50–60%
	Grey-throated Barbet			40–50%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			20–30%
	Yellow-spotted Barbet			10–20%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			10–20%
	Western Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			5–10%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			5–10%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			<5%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
	Red-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	+5 more at the park page…
4	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	14	80–90%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			50–60%
	Crested Barbet			30–40%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			10–20%
	White-headed Barbet			10–20%
	Black-collared Barbet			10–20%
	Red-faced Barbet			10–20%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			5–10%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			<5%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			Insufficient data
	Grey-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	+2 more at the park page…
5	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	14	80–90%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			40–50%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			30–40%
	White-headed Barbet			20–30%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			10–20%
	Red-fronted Barbet			5–10%
	Black-billed Barbet			5–10%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Double-Toothed Barbet			Insufficient data
	Green Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	+2 more at the park page…
6	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	11	80–90%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			30–40%
	Moustached Tinkerbird			30–40%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			20–30%
	Black-throated Barbet			20–30%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			5–10%
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			5–10%
	White-eared Barbet			5–10%
	Green Barbet			5–10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	Green Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
7	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	80–90%
	White-eared Barbet			40–50%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			40–50%
	Black-collared Barbet			20–30%
	Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird			5–10%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
8	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	9	70–80%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			40–50%
	Black-throated Barbet			20–30%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			20–30%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			10–20%
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			5–10%
	Moustached Tinkerbird			<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	White-eared Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			Insufficient data
9	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	9	70–80%
	White-eared Barbet			40–50%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			30–40%
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			10–20%
	Moustached Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			Insufficient data
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	70–80%
	Crested Barbet			50–60%
	Black-collared Barbet			30–40%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			5–10%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			Insufficient data
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	6	70–80%
	Black-collared Barbet			50–60%
	Black-Backed Barbet			20–30%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Crested Barbet			10–20%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Chaplin's Barbet			<5%
12	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	70–80%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			40–50%
	White-headed Barbet			20–30%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Red-fronted Barbet			10–20%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			<5%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			<5%
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	60–70%
	Crested Barbet			40–50%
	Black-collared Barbet			30–40%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
14	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	18	60–70%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			20–30%
	Grey-throated Barbet			10–20%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Western Tinkerbird			5–10%
	Yellow-spotted Barbet			5–10%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			5–10%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			5–10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			<5%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	+6 more at the park page…
15	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	60–70%
	Black-collared Barbet			40–50%
	Crested Barbet			30–40%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			5–10%
16	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	60–70%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			40–50%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			30–40%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	White-eared Barbet			<5%
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
17	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	13	60–70%
	Black-billed Barbet			30–40%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			20–30%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			10–20%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			Insufficient data
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			Insufficient data
	Yellow-spotted Barbet			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
18	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	9	60–70%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			40–50%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			10–20%
	Black-collared Barbet			5–10%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Moustached Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
19	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	60–70%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			30–40%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			20–30%
	Black-throated Barbet			20–30%
	Red-fronted Barbet			5–10%
20	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	8	60–70%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			30–40%
	Crested Barbet			20–30%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			5–10%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			5–10%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			5–10%
	White-headed Barbet			5–10%
	Red-faced Barbet			<5%
	Black-collared Barbet			<5%
21	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	60–70%
	Crested Barbet			30–40%
	Black-collared Barbet			20–30%
	Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird			5–10%
	White-eared Barbet			5–10%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			5–10%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
22	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	16	50–60%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			20–30%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			10–20%
	White-headed Barbet			10–20%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			5–10%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-spotted Barbet			<5%
	Grey-throated Barbet			<5%
	Red-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	+4 more at the park page…
23	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	12	50–60%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			20–30%
	Green Barbet			10–20%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			10–20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			5–10%
	Black-throated Barbet			5–10%
	Green Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Black-collared Barbet			<5%
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			<5%
	Moustached Tinkerbird			<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			Insufficient data
24	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	50–60%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			50–60%
25	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	7	50–60%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			20–30%
	White-eared Barbet			10–20%
	White-headed Barbet			10–20%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			10–20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
26	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	50–60%
	Crested Barbet			30–40%
	Black-collared Barbet			20–30%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
27	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10	50–60%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			30–40%
	Red-fronted Barbet			10–20%
	White-headed Barbet			5–10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			5–10%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			<5%
	Black-billed Barbet			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	Grey-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
28	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	50–60%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			30–40%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			10–20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			5–10%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	Moustached Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
	White-eared Barbet			Insufficient data
29	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	6	40–50%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			10–20%
	Red-rumped Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Yellow-spotted Barbet			10–20%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
30	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	40–50%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			40–50%
	Grey-throated Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Western Tinkerbird			<5%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			Insufficient data
31	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5	40–50%
	Yellow-breasted Barbet			20–30%
	Black-billed Barbet			20–30%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			Insufficient data
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
32	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	7	30–40%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			20–30%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			10–20%
	White-headed Barbet			5–10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			5–10%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			<5%
	Grey-throated Barbet			<5%
33	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	30–40%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			20–30%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			5–10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			5–10%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Moustached Tinkerbird			<5%
	Black-throated Barbet			<5%
	White-eared Barbet			Insufficient data
34	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	30–40%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Crested Barbet			10–20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			Insufficient data
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			5–10%
	Green Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Black-collared Barbet			Insufficient data
35	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	7	30–40%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Moustached Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	White-eared Barbet			Insufficient data
	Spot-flanked Barbet			Insufficient data
36	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	30–40%
	Black-collared Barbet			10–20%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			5–10%
	Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird			5–10%
	Crested Barbet			Insufficient data
37	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	3	20–30%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			20–30%
	Bearded Barbet			5–10%
	Vieillot's Barbet			Insufficient data
38	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	8	20–30%
	Western Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Red-rumped Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Double-Toothed Barbet			Insufficient data
	Speckled Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Green Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
39	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	7	20–30%
	Black-collared Barbet			10–20%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			5–10%
	Black-Backed Barbet			5–10%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
	Anchieta's Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Miombo Pied Barbet			Insufficient data
40	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	6	20–30%
	Crested Barbet			10–20%
	Black-collared Barbet			5–10%
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Whyte's Barbet			Insufficient data
	White-eared Barbet			Insufficient data
41	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	20–30%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			20–30%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
42	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	20–30%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			10–20%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			5–10%
	Black-throated Barbet			<5%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			Insufficient data
43	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	20–30%
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			10–20%
	Black-collared Barbet			Insufficient data
	Crested Barbet			Insufficient data
	Green Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
44	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	10–20%
	Black-collared Barbet			5–10%
	Crested Barbet			5–10%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Black-Backed Barbet			Insufficient data
45	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	10–20%
	Black-collared Barbet			10–20%
	Crested Barbet			5–10%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
46	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	10–20%
	Crested Barbet			10–20%
	Black-collared Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			Insufficient data
47	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	10–20%
	White-headed Barbet			5–10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			5–10%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			<5%
48	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	4	10–20%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			10–20%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Black-collared Barbet			Insufficient data
	White-eared Barbet			Insufficient data
49	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	10–20%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			10–20%
50	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	10–20%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			10–20%
51	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	10–20%
	Black-collared Barbet			<5%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Black-Backed Barbet			Insufficient data
52	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	5–10%
	Black-collared Barbet			5–10%
53	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	5–10%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Banded Barbet			Insufficient data
54	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%

African Barbets

Species in this group

Crested Barbet

Acacia Pied Barbet

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Spot-flanked Barbet

Black-collared Barbet

D'Arnaud's Barbet

White-eared Barbet

Yellow-Billed Barbet

Red-and-yellow Barbet

Grey-throated Barbet

Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

Speckled Tinkerbird

Black-billed Barbet

Moustached Tinkerbird

White-headed Barbet

Double-Toothed Barbet

Red-rumped Tinkerbird

Yellow-breasted Barbet

Hairy-breasted Barbet

Black-throated Barbet

Black-Backed Barbet

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Yellow-spotted Barbet

Western Tinkerbird

Green Barbet

Brown-Breasted Barbet

Red-faced Barbet

Red-fronted Barbet

Bearded Barbet

Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Green Tinkerbird

Chaplin's Barbet

Vieillot's Barbet

Banded Barbet

Anchieta's Barbet

Whyte's Barbet

Miombo Pied Barbet

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see African Barbets

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