Pogoniulus coryphaea
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tinkerbird sighting in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, based on 109 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 156 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tinkerbird in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March–May and October–December, the lowest months. Those are among Volcanoes National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 250 mm in April.
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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Western Tinkerbird sightings, Volcanoes National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 10%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Western Tinkerbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcanoes National Park (109 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.
