Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusTrachyphonus (Terrestrial Barbets)
- SpeciesTrachyphonus erythrocephalus (Red-and-yellow Barbet)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
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 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-and-yellow Barbet in Samburu National Reserve?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Red-and-yellow Barbet sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 271 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-and-yellow Barbet in Samburu National Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Red-and-yellow Barbet in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.