Gymnobucco bonapartei
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The grey-throated barbet (Gymnobucco bonapartei) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
The Grey-throated Barbet is a dark, robust bird with a distinctive tuft of feathers on its forehead. Its eye color varies across its range, appearing pale in the eastern regions and dark in the west. This species is commonly observed in small groups, often around dead trees in humid forests and areas of secondary growth. It can be distinguished from the Naked-faced and Bristle-nosed Barbets by its mostly feathered head and dark bill. While Sladen's Barbet also has a dark bill, the Gray-throated Barbet is set apart by its feathered head.
Its vocalizations include nasal "squeaky toy" calls, sharp "peet" notes, and a dry rattle. It eats a diverse group of fruits, including Allophyllus, figs, and Musanga. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yaoundé | 🇨🇲 Cameroon |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-throated Barbet sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 279 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 104th most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-throated Barbet in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey-throated Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Grey-throated Barbet sightings, Kibale National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 40%).
Same family: Lybiidae
The closest relatives of the Grey-throated Barbet that you can see in Kibale National Park (family Lybiidae, African Barbets) are Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (about 50%), Yellow-Billed Barbet (about 40%) and Yellow-throated Tinkerbird (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey-throated Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (279 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.
