Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusTrachyphonus (Terrestrial Barbets)
- SpeciesTrachyphonus erythrocephalus (Red-and-yellow Barbet)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Moustached Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus leucomystax
Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Brown-Breasted Barbet
Lybius melanopterus
White-eared Barbet
Stactolaema leucotis
Green Barbet
Stactolaema olivacea
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Green Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus simplex
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
📅 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 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-and-yellow Barbet in Mkomazi National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Red-and-yellow Barbet sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 74 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-and-yellow Barbet in Mkomazi National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-and-yellow Barbet in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.