Lybius melanopterus
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In 3 days ~10%
The brown-breasted barbet (Pogonornis melanopterus) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, and Tanzania. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlín-Lešná Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Walsrode World Bird Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Waddesdon Aviary | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Breasted Barbet sighting in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 306th most-seen of the 380 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Breasted Barbet in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Tsavo West National Park's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-Breasted Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Brown-Breasted Barbet sightings, Tsavo West National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 10%), Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 10%) and Liwonde National Park (Malawi, under 5%).
Same family: Lybiidae
The closest relatives of the Brown-Breasted Barbet that you can see in Tsavo West National Park (family Lybiidae, African Barbets) are D'Arnaud's Barbet (about 50%), Black-throated Barbet (about 20%) and Red-and-yellow Barbet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-Breasted Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo West National Park (15 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.
