Genus

Terrestrial Barbets

Trachyphonus

5 species in our catalog · found in 43 parks

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

Species in this group

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

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Trachyphonus darnaudii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Trachyphonus purpuratus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trachyphonus margaritatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Terrestrial 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	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~60%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~40%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~30%
2	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~60%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~50%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~20%
3	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~60%
	Crested Barbet			~60%
4	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~60%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~50%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~10%
5	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~50%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~50%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
6	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~50%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~30%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~20%
7	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~30%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~30%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~50%
	Crested Barbet			~50%
9	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~40%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			~40%
10	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~30%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~10%
11	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~40%
	Crested Barbet			~40%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			Insufficient data
12	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~40%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~40%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			<5%
13	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Crested Barbet			~40%
14	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~40%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			~40%
	Crested Barbet			Insufficient data
15	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~30%
	Crested Barbet			~30%
16	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~20%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~10%
17	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~20%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~10%
18	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Crested Barbet			~30%
19	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~30%
	Yellow-breasted Barbet			~30%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			Insufficient data
20	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~20%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~10%
21	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~20%
	Crested Barbet			~20%
22	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~20%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			~10%
23	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			~20%
24	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			~10%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
25	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~10%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
26	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
27	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
28	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
29	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
30	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
31	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	~10%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			~10%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
32	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Crested Barbet			~10%
33	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
34	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			<5%
35	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
36	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Crested Barbet			Insufficient data
37	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			<5%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			<5%
38	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Crested Barbet			<5%
39	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			<5%
40	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	<5%
	Red-and-yellow Barbet			<5%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			Insufficient data
41	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			<5%
42	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Crested Barbet			Insufficient data
43	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	D'Arnaud's Barbet			Insufficient data
	Yellow-Billed Barbet			Insufficient data

Terrestrial Barbets

Species in this group

Crested Barbet

D'Arnaud's Barbet

Yellow-Billed Barbet

Red-and-yellow Barbet

Yellow-breasted Barbet

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Terrestrial Barbets

Parks Ranked