Grey-throated Barbet
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Grey-throated Barbet

Gymnobucco bonapartei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Virunga National Park
748 Verified records at Virunga National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grey-throated barbet (Gymnobucco bonapartei) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-throated Barbet sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 748 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

20–30% · Possible
Speckled Tinkerbird
LC

Speckled Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus scolopaceus

10–20% · With luck
Western Tinkerbird
LC

Western Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus coryphaea

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-spotted Barbet
LC

Yellow-spotted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buccanodon duchaillui

5–10% · With luck
Double-Toothed Barbet

Double-Toothed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius bidentatus

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-Billed Barbet

Yellow-Billed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trachyphonus purpuratus

5–10% · With luck
Spot-flanked Barbet
LC

Spot-flanked Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema lacrymosa

<5% · Rare
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus subsulphureus

<5% · Rare
Hairy-breasted Barbet
LC

Hairy-breasted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema hirsuta

<5% · Rare
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

<5% · Rare
White-headed Barbet
LC

White-headed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius leucocephalus

<5% · Rare
Crested Barbet
LC

Crested Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trachyphonus vaillantii

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey-throated Barbet in Virunga National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-throated Barbet sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 748 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey-throated Barbet in Virunga National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Grey-throated Barbet in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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