Lybius vieilloti
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Vieillot's Barbet sighting in N'Djamena on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 31st most-seen of the 70 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Vieillot's Barbet in N'Djamena on a given day, against about 10% in April–May and July, the lowest months. That is one of N'Djamena's driest months, with almost no rain against 190 mm in August. June, August and October–December have too few records to rate.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Vieillot's Barbet sightings, N'Djamena ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Maiduguri (Nigeria, about 70%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vieillot's Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in N'Djamena (15 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.
