Grey-throated Barbet
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Grey-throated Barbet

Gymnobucco bonapartei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Masai Mara National Reserve
6 Verified records at Masai Mara National Reserve
December 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-throated Barbet sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

D'Arnaud's Barbet
LC

D'Arnaud's Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trachyphonus darnaudii

20–30% · With luck
Spot-flanked Barbet
LC

Spot-flanked Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema lacrymosa

10–20% · With luck
White-headed Barbet
LC

White-headed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius leucocephalus

5–10% · With luck
Red-fronted Barbet
LC

Red-fronted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema diademata

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

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

<5% · Rare
Double-Toothed Barbet

Double-Toothed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius bidentatus

<5% · Rare
Nubian Woodpecker
LC

Nubian Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera nubica

5–10% · With luck
Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

5–10% · With luck
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
LC

Eastern Grey Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos spodocephalus

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
Little Green Woodpecker
LC

Little Green Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera maculosa

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
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 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 Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-throated Barbet sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey-throated Barbet in Masai Mara National Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Grey-throated Barbet in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.

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