Pogoniulus subsulphureus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 4 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Tinkerbird sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 159 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 56th 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.
July and September
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Tinkerbird in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January–February and April, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Yellow-throated Tinkerbird sightings, Kakum National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Pogoniulus
The closest relatives of the Yellow-throated Tinkerbird that you can see in Kakum National Park (genus Pogoniulus, Tinkerbirds) are Speckled Tinkerbird (about 50%), Red-rumped Tinkerbird (about 40%) and Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Tinkerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (159 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.
