Yellow-Billed Barbet
Trachyphonus purpuratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusTrachyphonus (Terrestrial Barbets)
- SpeciesTrachyphonus purpuratus (Yellow-Billed Barbet)
Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus subsulphureus
Speckled Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus scolopaceus
Red-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus atroflavus
Hairy-breasted Barbet
Tricholaema hirsuta
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-spotted Barbet
Buccanodon duchaillui
Grey-throated Barbet
Gymnobucco bonapartei
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Black-billed Barbet
Lybius guifsobalito
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Double-Toothed Barbet
Lybius bidentatus
📅 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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-Billed Barbet in Semuliki National Park?
About 44% of visitor-days record a Yellow-Billed Barbet sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 169 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-Billed Barbet in Semuliki National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-Billed Barbet in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.