Tricholaema hirsuta
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The hairy-breasted barbet (Tricholaema hirsuta) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae. It is found throughout the African tropical rainforest. The species was described as Pogonias hirsutus by William Swainson in 1821.
The hairy-breasted barbet is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda. The size of its range is estimated at 6,840,000 km2 (2,640,000 sq mi). It is found at elevations of up to 1,800 m (5,900 ft). Its habitat is mainly lowland primary forests and it also enters older secondary forests.
Its length is 17–18 cm (6.7–7.1 in), and it weighs 43–63 g (1.5–2.2 oz). The male has a blue...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 6 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hairy-breasted Barbet sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 258 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Hairy-breasted Barbet in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 30% in December and January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hairy-breasted 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 6 parks where we can rate Hairy-breasted Barbet sightings, Kakum National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Lybiidae
The closest relatives of the Hairy-breasted Barbet that you can see in Kakum National Park (family Lybiidae, African Barbets) are Speckled Tinkerbird (about 50%), Red-rumped Tinkerbird (about 40%) and Naked-faced Barbet (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hairy-breasted Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (258 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.
