Moustached Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus leucomystax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusPogoniulus (Tinkerbirds)
- SpeciesPogoniulus leucomystax (Moustached Tinkerbird)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Moustached Tinkerbird at Ruaha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |