Trachyphonus purpuratus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The eastern yellow-billed barbet (Trachylaemus purpuratus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the western yellow-billed barbet. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and western Kenya.
Two subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Billed Barbet sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 183 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 280 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.
October and December
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Billed Barbet in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against about 30% in January and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Billed 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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Yellow-Billed Barbet sightings, Semuliki National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same family: Lybiidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-Billed Barbet that you can see in Semuliki National Park (family Lybiidae, African Barbets) are Yellow-throated Tinkerbird (about 40%), Speckled Tinkerbird (about 40%) and Red-rumped Tinkerbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Billed Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Semuliki National Park (183 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.
