Indicator willcocksi
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Willcocks's honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is found mainly throughout the African tropical rainforest. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the General Sir James Willcocks. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Willcock's Honeyguide sighting in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 112th most-seen of the 156 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Willcock's Honeyguide in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months. That is one of Volcanoes National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 250 mm in April.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Willcock's Honeyguide sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Willcock's Honeyguide sightings, Volcanoes National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Willcock's Honeyguide is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcanoes National Park (13 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.
