Tricholaema diademata
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted 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 298th most-seen of the 380 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Barbet in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–June, the lowest months. Those are among Tsavo West National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in November.
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.
9th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Red-fronted Barbet sightings, Tsavo West National Park ranks 9th at under 5%. 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%).
Same genus: Tricholaema
The closest relatives of the Red-fronted Barbet that you can see in Tsavo West National Park (genus Tricholaema, Pied Barbets and Allies) are Black-throated Barbet (about 20%) and Spot-flanked Barbet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-fronted 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.
