Tricholaema lacrymosa
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsrode World Bird Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-flanked Barbet sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 183rd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–June and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-flanked Barbet in Virunga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and November–March, the lowest months. Those are among Virunga National Park's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January.
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.
13th of 20
Of the 20 parks where we can rate Spot-flanked Barbet sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 13th at about 10%. The best odds are in Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 50%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 40%) and Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Lybiidae
The closest relatives of the Spot-flanked Barbet that you can see in Virunga National Park (family Lybiidae, African Barbets) are Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (about 30%), Double-Toothed Barbet (about 10%) 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 Spot-flanked Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Virunga 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.
