Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus subsulphureus

Silhouette: PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Yaoundé

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Yaoundé
1,096 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

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 →

Sounds

Song0:26

Congo (Democratic Republic) · 2025

© Bram Piot · XC1063949 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:11

Ghana · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC719431 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:33

Ghana · 2022

© Alain Verneau · XC776123 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
3 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~30%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yaoundé 🇨🇲 Cameroon
~10%
2 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-throated Tinkerbird in Yaoundé?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Tinkerbird sighting in Yaoundé on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 65th most-seen of the 72 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-throated Tinkerbird in Yaoundé?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Tinkerbird in Yaoundé on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–February, the lowest months. March and June–July have too few records to rate.

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

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.

Is Yaoundé the best place to see a Yellow-throated Tinkerbird?

Yes

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Yellow-throated Tinkerbird sightings, Yaoundé has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kampala (Uganda, under 5%).

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

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Tinkerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Yaoundé (5 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.

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