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 Ruaha National Park
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Moustached Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus leucomystax
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
📅 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 Ruaha National Park?
About 49% of visitor-days record a D'Arnaud's Barbet sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 135 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see D'Arnaud's Barbet in Ruaha National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for D'Arnaud's Barbet in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.