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Melichneutes robustus
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The lyre-tailed honeyguide (Melichneutes robustus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is monotypic within the genus Melichneutes. It is found in the African tropical rainforest of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Uganda and west of the Dahomey Gap in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lyre-tailed Honeyguide sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 72 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Only Odzala-Kokoua National Park, in our data
Odzala-Kokoua National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lyre-tailed Honeyguide sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Piciformes
The closest relatives of the Lyre-tailed Honeyguide that you can see in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (order Piciformes, Woodpeckers and Allies) are Red-rumped Tinkerbird (about 30%), Yellow-throated Tinkerbird (about 30%) and Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lyre-tailed Honeyguide is recorded against all the birds logged in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (7 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.
