Western Tinkerbird

Western Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus coryphaea

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

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tinkerbird sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 174 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

50–60% · Likely
Speckled Tinkerbird
LC

Speckled Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus scolopaceus

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus subsulphureus

5–10% · With luck
Red-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Red-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus atroflavus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

<5% · Rare
Green Tinkerbird
LC

Green Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus simplex

<5% · Rare
Moustached Tinkerbird
LC

Moustached Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus leucomystax

Insufficient data
Grey-throated Barbet
LC

Grey-throated Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnobucco bonapartei

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-spotted Barbet
LC

Yellow-spotted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buccanodon duchaillui

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-Billed Barbet

Yellow-Billed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trachyphonus purpuratus

10–20% · With luck
Hairy-breasted Barbet
LC

Hairy-breasted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema hirsuta

5–10% · With luck
Double-Toothed Barbet

Double-Toothed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius bidentatus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
4 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Tinkerbird in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Western Tinkerbird sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 174 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Western Tinkerbird in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Western Tinkerbird in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.

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