Lybius melanopterus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The brown-breasted barbet (Pogonornis melanopterus) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, and Tanzania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlín-Lešná Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Walsrode World Bird Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Waddesdon Aviary | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Breasted Barbet sighting in Arusha National Park on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 128th most-seen of the 373 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–May, July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Breasted Barbet in Arusha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-Breasted Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Brown-Breasted Barbet sightings, Arusha National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 10%) and Liwonde National Park (Malawi, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-Breasted Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Arusha National Park (85 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
