Black-Backed Barbet

Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park

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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	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
2	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
3	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-Backed Barbet in South Luangwa National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Black-Backed Barbet sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-Backed Barbet in South Luangwa National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Black-Backed Barbet in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.