Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusPogoniulus (Tinkerbirds)
- SpeciesPogoniulus chrysoconus (Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Western Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus coryphaea
Grey-throated Barbet
Gymnobucco bonapartei
Double-Toothed Barbet
Lybius bidentatus
Elliot's Woodpecker
Dendropicos elliotii
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Dwarf Honeyguide
Indicator pumilio
Least Honeyguide
Indicator exilis
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
📅 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 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 9 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 14 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 19 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 20 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 21 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 22 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 23 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird in Nyungwe National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird in Nyungwe National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.