Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusTricholaema (Pied Barbets and Allies)
- SpeciesTricholaema melanocephala (Black-throated Barbet)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae
📅 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 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-throated Barbet in Samburu National Reserve?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Black-throated Barbet sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 216 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-throated Barbet in Samburu National Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black-throated Barbet in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.