Gymnobucco peli
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The bristle-nosed barbet (Gymnobucco peli) is a bird species in the family Lybiidae. It used to be placed in the family Bucconidae (puffbirds), which has been split up; alternatively, it may be included in a vastly expanded Ramphastidae (toucans).
Its range covers areas near the Gulf of Guinea (on either side of the Dahomey Gap), from eastern Sierra Leone to far northwestern Angola. The Bristle-nosed barbet is a dark, stocky bird characterized by a prominent buff tuft of feathers on its forehead. It is typically found in small groups, frequenting dead trees in rainforests, secondary growth, and plantations, often alongside Naked-faced or Grey-throated Barbets. It closely resembles the Naked-faced Barbet but can be distinguished by the prominent tuft above its bill. Additionally, while similar to the Gray-throated Barbet, it is set apart by its mostly unfeathered head and pale bill.
Its vocalizations include nasal "squeaky toy" calls, a dry rattle, and a series of uniform hollow hoots. The Bristle-nosed Barbet remains poorly studied in terms of its lifestyle and behavior. It forages in the foliage of fruit-bearing trees, often hanging upside down from...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bristle-nosed Barbet sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 154 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 60th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bristle-nosed Barbet in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 20% in June and October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bristle-nosed Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bristle-nosed Barbet sightings, Kakum National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bristle-nosed Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (154 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
