Brown-Breasted Barbet
Lybius melanopterus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusLybius (Typical African Barbets)
- SpeciesLybius melanopterus (Brown-Breasted Barbet)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Breasted Barbet sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Green Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus simplex
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Speckle-throated Woodpecker
Campethera scriptoricauda
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
📅 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 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 7 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown-Breasted Barbet in Mikumi National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Breasted Barbet sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown-Breasted Barbet in Mikumi National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Brown-Breasted Barbet in Mikumi National Park in our monthly data.