Pogoniulus scolopaceus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The speckled tinkerbird (Pogoniulus scolopaceus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abidjan | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 2 | Brazzaville | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Tinkerbird sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 581 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Tinkerbird in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January–February, April–May and October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Tinkerbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Speckled Tinkerbird sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 40%).
Same genus: Pogoniulus
The closest relatives of the Speckled Tinkerbird that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (genus Pogoniulus, Tinkerbirds) are Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (about 50%), Western Tinkerbird (about 10%) and Yellow-throated Tinkerbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckled Tinkerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (581 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.
