Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusTricholaema (Pied Barbets and Allies)
- SpeciesTricholaema melanocephala (Black-throated Barbet)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-throated Barbet in Amboseli National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-throated Barbet sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-throated Barbet in Amboseli National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black-throated Barbet in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.