Bar-tailed Trogon
Bar-tailed Trogon

Bar-tailed Trogon

Apaloderma vittatum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Virunga National Park
351 Verified records at Virunga National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The bar-tailed trogon (Apaloderma vittatum) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is a resident bird native to central Africa that eats primarily insects and fruit. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-tailed Trogon sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 351 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Narina Trogon
LC

Narina Trogon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apaloderma narina

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
2 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
6 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bar-tailed Trogon in Virunga National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-tailed Trogon sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 351 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bar-tailed Trogon in Virunga National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Bar-tailed Trogon in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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