Pogoniulus coryphaea
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The western tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae native to Central Africa, where it has been recorded at altitudes from 900 to 3,030 m (2,950 to 9,940 ft). It has a threefold area of presence : the Angolan montane forest–grassland mosaic, the Western High Plateau and the Albertine Rift montane forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tinkerbird sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 189 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 147th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tinkerbird in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Tinkerbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Western Tinkerbird sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 20%) and Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 10%).
Same genus: Pogoniulus
The closest relatives of the Western Tinkerbird that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (genus Pogoniulus, Tinkerbirds) are Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (about 50%), Speckled Tinkerbird (about 30%) 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 Western Tinkerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (189 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.
