Genus

Pied Barbets and Allies

Tricholaema

6 species in our catalog · found in 43 parks

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

Species in this group

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

Tricholaema leucomelas

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tricholaema lacrymosa

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tricholaema hirsuta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tricholaema melanocephala

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tricholaema diademata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tricholaema frontata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Pied Barbets and Allies

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	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~60%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			~60%
2	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~50%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~50%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~50%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
4	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~40%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~30%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
5	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~40%
	Black-throated Barbet			~20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~20%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
6	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~40%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~40%
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
7	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~30%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~30%
8	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~30%
	Black-throated Barbet			~20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
9	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Black-throated Barbet			~20%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
10	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~30%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			~30%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
11	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~30%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			~30%
12	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~20%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			~20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			Insufficient data
13	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~20%
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			Insufficient data
14	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~20%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			Insufficient data
15	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~10%
	Black-throated Barbet			~10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
16	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~10%
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
18	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			~10%
19	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			~10%
20	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
21	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			~10%
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
22	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			~10%
23	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Black-throated Barbet			<5%
24	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			Insufficient data
25	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
26	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			~10%
27	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Hairy-breasted Barbet			<5%
28	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Red-fronted Barbet			~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
29	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
30	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
31	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
32	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			Insufficient data
33	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	<5%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
34	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	<5%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
35	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	<5%
	Black-throated Barbet			<5%
	Spot-flanked Barbet			<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			<5%
36	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	<5%
	Red-fronted Barbet			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Barbet			Insufficient data
37	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			Insufficient data
38	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
39	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
40	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%
41	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			Insufficient data
42	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Miombo Pied Barbet			Insufficient data
43	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Acacia Pied Barbet			<5%