Acacia Pied Barbet
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Acacia Pied Barbet

Tricholaema leucomelas

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park
363 Verified records at Kruger National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Kruger National Park, based on 363 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Crested Barbet
LC

Crested Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trachyphonus vaillantii

40–50% · Likely
Black-collared Barbet
LC

Black-collared Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius torquatus

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

<5% · Rare
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
LC

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera abingoni

10–20% · With luck
Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

10–20% · With luck
Bearded Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloropicus namaquus

10–20% · With luck
Bennett's Woodpecker
LC

Bennett's Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera bennettii

5–10% · With luck
Lesser Honeyguide
LC

Lesser Honeyguide

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Indicator minor

<5% · Rare
Greater Honeyguide
LC

Greater Honeyguide

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Indicator indicator

<5% · Rare
Olive Woodpecker
LC

Olive Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos griseocephalus

<5% · Rare
Rufous-necked Wryneck
LC

Rufous-necked Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx ruficollis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
3 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
4 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
6 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
10 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
12 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
13 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
14 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Acacia Pied Barbet in Kruger National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Acacia Pied Barbet sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 363 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Acacia Pied Barbet in Kruger National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Acacia Pied Barbet in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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