Acacia Pied Barbet
Tricholaema leucomelas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusTricholaema (Pied Barbets and Allies)
- SpeciesTricholaema leucomelas (Acacia Pied Barbet)
The acacia pied barbet or pied barbet (Tricholaema leucomelas) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae which is native to southern Africa. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Acacia Pied Barbet sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus pusillus
White-eared Barbet
Stactolaema leucotis
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
📅 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 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Acacia Pied Barbet in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Acacia Pied Barbet sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Acacia Pied Barbet in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Acacia Pied Barbet in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.