Lybiidae (African Barbets)

Family

African Barbets

Lybiidae

37 species in our catalog · found in 54 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Acacia Pied Barbet

Tricholaema leucomelas

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Spot-flanked Barbet

Tricholaema lacrymosa

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Black-collared Barbet

Lybius torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

D'Arnaud's Barbet

Trachyphonus darnaudii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

White-eared Barbet

Stactolaema leucotis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Yellow-Billed Barbet

Trachyphonus purpuratus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Red-and-yellow Barbet

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Grey-throated Barbet

Gymnobucco bonapartei

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus subsulphureus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Speckled Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus scolopaceus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Black-billed Barbet

Lybius guifsobalito

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Moustached Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus leucomystax

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

White-headed Barbet

Lybius leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Double-Toothed Barbet

Lybius bidentatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Red-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus atroflavus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Yellow-breasted Barbet

Trachyphonus margaritatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Hairy-breasted Barbet

Tricholaema hirsuta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Black-throated Barbet

Tricholaema melanocephala

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Black-Backed Barbet

Lybius minor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Yellow-spotted Barbet

Buccanodon duchaillui

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Western Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus coryphaea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Green Barbet

Stactolaema olivacea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Brown-Breasted Barbet

Lybius melanopterus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Red-faced Barbet

Lybius rubrifacies

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Red-fronted Barbet

Tricholaema diademata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bearded Barbet

Lybius dubius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus pusillus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Green Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus simplex

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chaplin's Barbet

Lybius chaplini

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vieillot's Barbet

Lybius vieilloti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Banded Barbet

Lybius undatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Anchieta's Barbet

Stactolaema anchietae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Whyte's Barbet

Stactolaema whytii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Miombo Pied Barbet

Tricholaema frontata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Barbets

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	15	~90%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~50%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			~40%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			~30%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			~30%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			~30%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			~30%
	Yellow-spotted Barbet			~20%
	Grey-throated Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Black-billed Barbet			Insufficient data
	+3 more at the park page…
2	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	13	~90%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			~40%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			~40%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			~40%
	Red-rumped Tinkerbird			~30%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			~20%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~10%
	Yellow-spotted Barbet			~10%
	Grey-throated Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Black-billed Barbet			Insufficient data
	Spot-flanked Barbet			Insufficient data
	Double-Toothed Barbet			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
3	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	17	~90%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~50%
	Grey-throated Barbet			~40%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			~30%
	Yellow-spotted Barbet			~20%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			~10%
	Western Tinkerbird			~10%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			~10%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			~10%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			<5%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
	Red-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	+5 more at the park page…
4	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	14	~90%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~50%
	Crested Barbet			~40%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~20%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			~20%
	White-headed Barbet			~10%
	Black-collared Barbet			~10%
	Red-faced Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			~10%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			<5%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			Insufficient data
	Grey-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	+2 more at the park page…
5	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	14	~80%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~50%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~30%
	White-headed Barbet			~20%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
	Black-billed Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Double-Toothed Barbet			Insufficient data
	Green Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	+2 more at the park page…
6	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	11	~80%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~30%
	Moustached Tinkerbird			~30%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~20%
	Black-throated Barbet			~20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~10%
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			~10%
	White-eared Barbet			~10%
	Green Barbet			~10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	Green Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
7	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	~80%
	White-eared Barbet			~50%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~40%
	Black-collared Barbet			~20%
	Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird			~10%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
8	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	9	~80%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~50%
	Black-throated Barbet			~20%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~20%
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			~10%
	Moustached Tinkerbird			<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	White-eared Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			Insufficient data
9	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	9	~80%
	White-eared Barbet			~50%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~40%
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			~10%
	Moustached Tinkerbird			~10%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			Insufficient data
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	~70%
	Crested Barbet			~60%
	Black-collared Barbet			~40%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			~10%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			Insufficient data
11	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	6	~70%
	Black-collared Barbet			~50%
	Black-Backed Barbet			~20%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			~20%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Chaplin's Barbet			<5%
12	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	~70%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~50%
	White-headed Barbet			~30%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			<5%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			<5%
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~70%
	Crested Barbet			~50%
	Black-collared Barbet			~40%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
14	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	18	~70%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~30%
	Grey-throated Barbet			~20%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			~10%
	Western Tinkerbird			~10%
	Yellow-spotted Barbet			~10%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			<5%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	+6 more at the park page…
15	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~70%
	Black-collared Barbet			~40%
	Crested Barbet			~30%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			~10%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			~10%
16	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	~70%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~40%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~30%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	White-eared Barbet			<5%
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
17	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	13	~60%
	Black-billed Barbet			~30%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~20%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			~20%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			Insufficient data
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			Insufficient data
	Yellow-spotted Barbet			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
18	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	9	~60%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~50%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~10%
	Black-collared Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Moustached Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
19	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~60%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~30%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~30%
	Black-throated Barbet			~20%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
20	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	8	~60%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~30%
	Crested Barbet			~20%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~10%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			~10%
	White-headed Barbet			~10%
	Red-faced Barbet			<5%
	Black-collared Barbet			<5%
21	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	~60%
	Crested Barbet			~40%
	Black-collared Barbet			~20%
	Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird			~10%
	White-eared Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~10%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
22	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	16	~60%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			~30%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~20%
	White-headed Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~10%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
	Speckled Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-spotted Barbet			<5%
	Grey-throated Barbet			<5%
	Red-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	+4 more at the park page…
23	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	12	~60%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~20%
	Green Barbet			~10%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~10%
	Black-throated Barbet			~10%
	Green Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Black-collared Barbet			<5%
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			<5%
	Moustached Tinkerbird			<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			Insufficient data
24	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~60%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			~60%
25	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	7	~50%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~20%
	White-eared Barbet			~10%
	White-headed Barbet			~10%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
26	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	~50%
	Crested Barbet			~30%
	Black-collared Barbet			~20%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
27	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10	~50%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~40%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
	White-headed Barbet			~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~10%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			<5%
	Black-billed Barbet			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	Grey-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
28	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	~50%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~30%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~10%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	Moustached Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
	White-eared Barbet			Insufficient data
29	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	~50%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~50%
	Grey-throated Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Western Tinkerbird			<5%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			Insufficient data
30	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5	~40%
	Yellow-breasted Barbet			~30%
	Black-billed Barbet			~20%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			Insufficient data
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
31	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	7	~40%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~10%
	White-headed Barbet			~10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Double-Toothed Barbet			<5%
	Grey-throated Barbet			<5%
32	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	~40%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~20%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Moustached Tinkerbird			<5%
	Black-throated Barbet			<5%
	White-eared Barbet			Insufficient data
33	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	~40%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			~10%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			Insufficient data
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			~10%
	Green Tinkerbird			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Black-collared Barbet			Insufficient data
34	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	7	~30%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~20%
	Moustached Tinkerbird			~10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			<5%
	White-eared Barbet			Insufficient data
	Spot-flanked Barbet			Insufficient data
35	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~30%
	Black-collared Barbet			~20%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			~10%
	Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird			~10%
	Crested Barbet			Insufficient data
36	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	3	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			~20%
	Bearded Barbet			~10%
	Vieillot's Barbet			Insufficient data
37	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	8	~30%
	Western Tinkerbird			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Red-rumped Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Double-Toothed Barbet			Insufficient data
	Speckled Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Green Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
38	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	7	~30%
	Black-collared Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			~10%
	Black-Backed Barbet			~10%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
	Anchieta's Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Miombo Pied Barbet			Insufficient data
39	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	6	~30%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
	Black-collared Barbet			~10%
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Whyte's Barbet			Insufficient data
	White-eared Barbet			Insufficient data
40	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~30%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			~30%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
41	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	~20%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~20%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~10%
	Black-throated Barbet			<5%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	White-headed Barbet			Insufficient data
42	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~20%
	Brown-Breasted Barbet			~10%
	Black-collared Barbet			Insufficient data
	Crested Barbet			Insufficient data
	Green Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
43	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	~20%
	Black-collared Barbet			~10%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Black-Backed Barbet			Insufficient data
44	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	~20%
	Black-collared Barbet			~10%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
45	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4	~20%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
	Black-collared Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			Insufficient data
46	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~20%
	White-headed Barbet			~10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			<5%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			<5%
47	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	4	~10%
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Black-collared Barbet			Insufficient data
	White-eared Barbet			Insufficient data
48	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			~10%
49	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			~10%
50	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
	Black-collared Barbet			Insufficient data
51	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	~10%
	Black-collared Barbet			<5%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			Insufficient data
	Black-Backed Barbet			Insufficient data
52	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Black-collared Barbet			~10%
53	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird			<5%
	Banded Barbet			Insufficient data
54	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%