Acacia Pied Barbet
Tricholaema leucomelas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusTricholaema (Pied Barbets and Allies)
- SpeciesTricholaema leucomelas (Acacia Pied Barbet)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
White-eared Barbet
Stactolaema leucotis
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus pusillus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
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 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Acacia Pied Barbet in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Acacia Pied Barbet sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Acacia Pied Barbet in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Acacia Pied Barbet in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.