Black-Backed Barbet
Lybius minor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusLybius (Typical African Barbets)
- SpeciesLybius minor (Black-Backed Barbet)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Chaplin's Barbet
Lybius chaplini
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
📅 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 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-Backed Barbet in Kafue National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Black-Backed Barbet sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 109 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-Backed Barbet in Kafue National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black-Backed Barbet in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.