Pogoniulus subsulphureus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The yellow-throated tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). They are small and sedentary, and typically forage in the higher canopy of primary or established secondary forest. Yellow-throated tinkerbirds located closer to the coast, as well as those in louder environments, have been found to make higher-pitched vocalizations.
It is found throughout the lowland intra-tropical rainforest of Sub-Saharan Africa. Image at ADW Yellow-throated tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus) at The Internet Bird Collection Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Tinkerbird sighting in Kampala on a given day, based on 55 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 157th most-seen of the 332 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.
May and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Tinkerbird in Kampala on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and October–April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-throated 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Yellow-throated Tinkerbird sightings, Kampala ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Yaoundé (Cameroon, about 10%).
Same genus: Pogoniulus
The closest relatives of the Yellow-throated Tinkerbird that you can see in Kampala (genus Pogoniulus, Tinkerbirds) are Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird (about 30%) and Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Tinkerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kampala (55 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.
