Green-backed Honeyguide

Green-backed Honeyguide

Prodotiscus zambesiae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at South Luangwa National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
0–10%
2 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
3 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
9 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
10 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green-backed Honeyguide in South Luangwa National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Green-backed Honeyguide sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Green-backed Honeyguide in South Luangwa National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Green-backed Honeyguide in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.

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