Red-fronted Barbet

Red-fronted Barbet

Tricholaema diademata

Silhouette: PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Samburu National Reserve

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

57 Verified sightings at Samburu National Reserve From 2019 to 2026
945 In all 12 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Red-fronted Barbet

The red-fronted barbet (Tricholaema diademata) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:05

Kenya · 2020

© isaac kilusu · XC602924 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:43

Ethiopia · 2014

© Andrew Spencer · XC244601 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:09

Kenya · 2016

© James Bradley · XC345658 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
4 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
5 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
6 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-fronted Barbet in Samburu National Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Barbet sighting in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 195th most-seen of the 341 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Red-fronted Barbet in Samburu National Reserve?

March

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Barbet in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and August–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Red-fronted Barbet?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-fronted Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Samburu National Reserve the best place to see a Red-fronted Barbet?

Among the best

Of the 12 parks where we can rate Red-fronted Barbet sightings, Samburu National Reserve ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 10%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 10%).

Where does the Red-fronted Barbet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red-fronted Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Samburu National Reserve (57 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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