Tricholaema diademata
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Barbet sighting in Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 405 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 118th most-seen of the 469 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Barbet in Serengeti National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May–August and October–January, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Red-fronted Barbet sightings, Serengeti National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-fronted Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Serengeti National Park (405 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.
