Lybius melanopterus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The brown-breasted barbet (Pogonornis melanopterus) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, and Tanzania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlín-Lešná Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Walsrode World Bird Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Waddesdon Aviary | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Breasted Barbet sighting in Mikumi National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 173rd most-seen of the 261 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Breasted Barbet in Mikumi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and November–May, the lowest months. That is one of Mikumi National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 200 mm in April.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-Breasted Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Brown-Breasted Barbet sightings, Mikumi National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same family: Lybiidae
The closest relatives of the Brown-Breasted Barbet that you can see in Mikumi National Park (family Lybiidae, African Barbets) are Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird (about 10%) and Crested Barbet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-Breasted Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Mikumi National Park (12 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.
