Trachyphonus purpuratus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The eastern yellow-billed barbet (Trachylaemus purpuratus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the western yellow-billed barbet. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and western Kenya.
Two subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Billed Barbet sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 251 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Billed Barbet in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Billed 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Yellow-Billed Barbet sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Billed Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (251 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.
