Tricholaema diademata
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The red-fronted barbet (Tricholaema diademata) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Barbet sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, based on 155 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 188th most-seen of the 398 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, July–August, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Barbet in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–June, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-fronted Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Red-fronted Barbet sightings, Masai Mara National Reserve ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 10%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-fronted Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Masai Mara National Reserve (155 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.
