D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusTrachyphonus (Terrestrial Barbets)
- SpeciesTrachyphonus darnaudii (D'Arnaud's Barbet)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Green-backed Honeyguide
Prodotiscus zambesiae
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
📅 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 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a D'Arnaud's Barbet in Nairobi National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a D'Arnaud's Barbet sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see D'Arnaud's Barbet in Nairobi National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for D'Arnaud's Barbet in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.