Pogoniulus scolopaceus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The speckled tinkerbird (Pogoniulus scolopaceus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abidjan | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 2 | Brazzaville | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Tinkerbird sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 218th most-seen of the 316 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.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Tinkerbird in Virunga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Tinkerbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Speckled Tinkerbird sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%), Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%).
Same genus: Pogoniulus
The closest relatives of the Speckled Tinkerbird that you can see in Virunga National Park (genus Pogoniulus, Tinkerbirds) are Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (about 30%) and Western Tinkerbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckled Tinkerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Virunga National Park (14 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.
