Pogoniulus scolopaceus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The speckled tinkerbird (Pogoniulus scolopaceus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abidjan | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 2 | Brazzaville | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Tinkerbird sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 652 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 366 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.
March and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Tinkerbird in Kibale National Park on a given day, against about 30% in July–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled 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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Speckled Tinkerbird sightings, Kibale National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
Same genus: Pogoniulus
The closest relatives of the Speckled Tinkerbird that you can see in Kibale National Park (genus Pogoniulus, Tinkerbirds) are Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (about 50%) 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 Speckled Tinkerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (652 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.
