Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusLybius (Typical African Barbets)
- SpeciesLybius torquatus (Black-collared Barbet)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Brown-Breasted Barbet
Lybius melanopterus
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Green Barbet
Stactolaema olivacea
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
Green Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus simplex
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Moustached Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus leucomystax
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 15 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 17 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-collared Barbet in Tsavo East National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Black-collared Barbet sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 63 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-collared Barbet in Tsavo East National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black-collared Barbet in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.