Pogoniulus subsulphureus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The yellow-throated tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). They are small and sedentary, and typically forage in the higher canopy of primary or established secondary forest. Yellow-throated tinkerbirds located closer to the coast, as well as those in louder environments, have been found to make higher-pitched vocalizations.
It is found throughout the lowland intra-tropical rainforest of Sub-Saharan Africa. Image at ADW Yellow-throated tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus) at The Internet Bird Collection Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Tinkerbird sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 323rd 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.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Tinkerbird in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, 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 Yellow-throated 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.
7th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Yellow-throated Tinkerbird sightings, Queen Elizabeth National Park ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%), Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Odzala-Kokoua National Park (Republic of the Congo, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Tinkerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Queen Elizabeth National Park (16 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.
