Pogoniulus scolopaceus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The speckled tinkerbird (Pogoniulus scolopaceus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abidjan | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 2 | Brazzaville | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Tinkerbird sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 310th most-seen of the 434 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Tinkerbird in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–February, the lowest months. Those are among Queen Elizabeth National Park's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled 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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Speckled Tinkerbird sightings, Queen Elizabeth National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%), Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckled Tinkerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Queen Elizabeth National Park (20 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.
