Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusTricholaema (Pied Barbets and Allies)
- SpeciesTricholaema diademata (Red-fronted Barbet)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
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 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-fronted Barbet in Samburu National Reserve?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Red-fronted Barbet sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-fronted Barbet in Samburu National Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Red-fronted Barbet in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.