Spot-flanked Barbet

Spot-flanked Barbet

Tricholaema lacrymosa

Silhouette: PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tarangire National Park

In 3 days ~10%

22 Verified sightings at Tarangire National Park From 2019 to 2026
3,218 In all 20 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Spot-flanked Barbet

The spot-flanked barbet (Tricholaema lacrymosa) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Uganda · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC740038 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:10

Kenya · 2022

© isaac kilusu · XC728975 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Kenya · 2018

© James Bradley · XC444920 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
3 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
4 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~30%
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
8 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
10 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
12 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
13 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~10%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
20 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Dar es-Salaam 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
2 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%
3 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
4 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Walsrode World Bird Park 🇩🇪 Germany In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spot-flanked Barbet in Tarangire National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-flanked Barbet sighting in Tarangire National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 286th most-seen of the 411 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spot-flanked Barbet in Tarangire National Park?

March

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-flanked Barbet in Tarangire National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months. That is one of Tarangire National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in September.

What time of day is best to see a Spot-flanked Barbet?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-flanked 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.

Where does the Spot-flanked Barbet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spot-flanked Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Tarangire National Park (22 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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