White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusLybius (Typical African Barbets)
- SpeciesLybius leucocephalus (White-headed Barbet)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
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 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-headed Barbet in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a White-headed Barbet sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 73 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-headed Barbet in Lake Nakuru National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for White-headed Barbet in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.