Pogoniulus coryphaea
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The western tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaea) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae native to Central Africa, where it has been recorded at altitudes from 900 to 3,030 m (2,950 to 9,940 ft). It has a threefold area of presence : the Angolan montane forest–grassland mosaic, the Western High Plateau and the Albertine Rift montane forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tinkerbird sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 66 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 78th most-seen of the 316 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March, June and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tinkerbird in Virunga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and May, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Western Tinkerbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Western Tinkerbird sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Tinkerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Virunga National Park (66 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.
