Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird in Nairobi?

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird sighting in Nairobi on a given day, based on 482 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 234 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird in Nairobi?

Accepted Answer

July. In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird in Nairobi on a given day, against about 20% in April and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Nairobi's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 150 mm in April.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Nairobi the best place to see a Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird?

Accepted Answer

2nd of 9. Of the 9 cities where we can rate Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird sightings, Nairobi ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Durban (South Africa, about 40%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird live in Nairobi?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Lybiidae. The closest relatives of the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird that you can see in Nairobi (family Lybiidae, African Barbets) are Spot-flanked Barbet (about 10%) and White-headed Barbet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Nairobi (482 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~50%
2	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~50%
3	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~50%
4	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
5	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~30%
6	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	~30%
7	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
8	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~20%
9	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
10	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
11	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~10%
12	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
13	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	~10%
14	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
15	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
16	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
17	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
18	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
19	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
20	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
21	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
22	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
2	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
3	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	~30%
4	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	~10%
5	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
6	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
7	Freetown	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	~10%
8	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
9	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

About the Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Sounds

Recent sightings of Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird in Nairobi

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Nairobi

Spot-flanked Barbet

White-headed Barbet

Green-backed Honeyguide

Lesser Honeyguide

Brown-backed Woodpecker

Cardinal Woodpecker

Eastern Grey Woodpecker

Nubian Woodpecker

Black Kite

Common Bulbul

Hadada

Abyssinian Thrush

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