Lybius vieilloti
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In 3 days >90%
Vieillot's barbet (Lybius vieilloti) is a small bird in the family Lybiidae. Barbets are a group of near passerine birds with a pantropical distribution which get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. This bird is named after the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot.
The Vieillot's barbet is a resident breeder in the African scrubland on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert from Senegal to Ethiopia. It is often found along wooded creeks in Zaria, Nigeria and its breeding season takes place during the months of April to July. It is an arboreal species of savannah and farmland which eats insects and fruit, especially figs. It nests in a tree hole, laying three eggs.
This is a sparrow-sized barbet at 15 cm (5.9 in). It is a plump bird, with a short neck, large head and short tail. The adult has a red head, and the neck and breast are a mixture of red and white. The upperparts are dark brown apart from a yellow stripe down the back. The rest of the underparts are yellowish with dark flank spotting. The bill is thick and dark grey. Sexes are similar, but immature birds are duller.
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Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Vieillot's Barbet sighting in Maiduguri on a given day, based on 94 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 65 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Vieillot's Barbet in Maiduguri on a given day, against about 50% in August and October, the lowest months. Those are among Maiduguri's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against almost none in January. November has too few records to rate.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Vieillot's Barbet sightings, Maiduguri has the highest daily chance: about 70%. Next come N'Djamena (Chad, about 20%) and Yaoundé (Cameroon, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vieillot's Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Maiduguri (94 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.
