Spot-flanked Barbet

Spot-flanked Barbet

Tricholaema lacrymosa

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Nairobi National Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

719 Verified sightings at Nairobi National Park From 2019 to 2026
3,218 In all 20 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Spot-flanked Barbet

The spot-flanked barbet (Tricholaema lacrymosa) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Uganda · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC740038 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:10

Kenya · 2022

© isaac kilusu · XC728975 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:10

Kenya · 2018

© James Bradley · XC444920 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
3 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
4 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~30%
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
8 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
10 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
12 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
13 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~10%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
20 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Dar es-Salaam 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
2 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%
3 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
4 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Walsrode World Bird Park 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spot-flanked Barbet in Nairobi National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-flanked Barbet sighting in Nairobi National Park on a given day, based on 719 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 371 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.

When is the best time to see a Spot-flanked Barbet in Nairobi National Park?

May and June

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-flanked Barbet in Nairobi National Park on a given day, against about 30% in September and November–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Spot-flanked Barbet?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-flanked 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.

Is Nairobi National Park the best place to see a Spot-flanked Barbet?

2nd of 20

Of the 20 parks where we can rate Spot-flanked Barbet sightings, Nairobi National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 50%). All parks ranked.

Where does the Spot-flanked Barbet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spot-flanked Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Nairobi National Park (719 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.

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