Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Spot-flanked Barbet in Arusha National Park?

Accepted Answer

Likely. About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-flanked Barbet sighting in Arusha National Park on a given day, based on 267 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 373 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Spot-flanked Barbet in Arusha National Park?

Accepted Answer

January and April. In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-flanked Barbet in Arusha National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May, the lowest month. Those are among Arusha National Park's wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain a month against 65 mm in September.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Spot-flanked Barbet?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-flanked Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Arusha National Park the best place to see a Spot-flanked Barbet?

Accepted Answer

3rd of 20. Of the 20 parks where we can rate Spot-flanked Barbet sightings, Arusha National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 50%) and Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 40%). All parks ranked.

Question 5

Which relatives of the Spot-flanked Barbet live in Arusha National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Lybiidae. The closest relatives of the Spot-flanked Barbet that you can see in Arusha National Park (family Lybiidae, African Barbets) are White-eared Barbet (about 50%), Brown-Breasted Barbet (about 10%) and Moustached Tinkerbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Spot-flanked Barbet sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Spot-flanked Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Arusha National Park (267 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~50%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~40%
3	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~40%
4	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
5	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~30%
6	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
7	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
8	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
9	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
10	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
11	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
12	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
13	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~10%
14	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
15	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
16	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
17	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
18	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
19	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
20	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
2	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
3	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
4	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%

Spot-flanked Barbet

About the Spot-flanked Barbet

Sounds

Recent sightings of Spot-flanked Barbet in Arusha National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park

White-eared Barbet

Brown-Breasted Barbet

Moustached Tinkerbird

Red-and-yellow Barbet

White-headed Barbet

Cardinal Woodpecker

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Nubian Woodpecker

Lesser Honeyguide

Eastern Grey Woodpecker

Green-backed Honeyguide

Olive Woodpecker

Before you go