Pogoniulus subsulphureus
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In 3 days ~80% 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 Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Tinkerbird sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 708 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th 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 September–October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Tinkerbird in Kibale National Park on a given day, against about 40% in April–August and November–February, the lowest months. Those are among Kibale National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
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.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Yellow-throated Tinkerbird sightings, Kibale National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 30%).
Same genus: Pogoniulus
The closest relatives of the Yellow-throated Tinkerbird that you can see in Kibale National Park (genus Pogoniulus, Tinkerbirds) are Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (about 50%) and Speckled Tinkerbird (about 40%), 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 Kibale National Park (708 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.
