Prodotiscus regulus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The brown-backed honeybird (Prodotiscus regulus), also known as Wahlberg's honeybird, Wahlberg's honeyguide and sharp-billed honeyguide, is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. This bird is named after the Swedish naturalist Johan August Wahlberg.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DRC, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
(Sharp-billed Honeyguide =) Brown-backed Honeyguide - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wahlberg's Honeyguide sighting in Johannesburg on a given day, based on 127 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 95th most-seen of the 219 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wahlberg's Honeyguide in Johannesburg on a given day, against under 5% in February to October, the lowest months. Those are among Johannesburg's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wahlberg's Honeyguide sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Wahlberg's Honeyguide sightings, Johannesburg ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wahlberg's Honeyguide is recorded against all the birds logged in Johannesburg (127 verified sightings), 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.
