Speckled Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus scolopaceus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusPogoniulus (Tinkerbirds)
- SpeciesPogoniulus scolopaceus (Speckled Tinkerbird)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus subsulphureus
Red-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus atroflavus
Western Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus coryphaea
Double-Toothed Barbet
Lybius bidentatus
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Yellow-Billed Barbet
Trachyphonus purpuratus
Yellow-spotted Barbet
Buccanodon duchaillui
Grey-throated Barbet
Gymnobucco bonapartei
📅 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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speckled Tinkerbird in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Speckled Tinkerbird sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Speckled Tinkerbird in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Speckled Tinkerbird in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.