Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
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Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

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

The yellow-fronted tinkerbird (Pogoniulus chrysoconus) is a small bird in the family Lybiidae formerly known as yellow-fronted tinker barbet. It is sometimes considered conspecific with its southern counterpart, the red-fronted tinkerbird, Pogoniulus pusillus. Barbets are near passerine birds with bristles around the base of the bill and a world-wide tropical distribution. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park

Green Tinkerbird
LC

Green Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus simplex

<5% · Rare
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Insufficient data
Crested Barbet
LC

Crested Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trachyphonus vaillantii

10–20% · With luck
Spot-flanked Barbet
LC

Spot-flanked Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema lacrymosa

Insufficient data
Brown-Breasted Barbet

Brown-Breasted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius melanopterus

5–10% · With luck
Black-collared Barbet
LC

Black-collared Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius torquatus

Insufficient data
Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

20–30% · Possible
Speckle-throated Woodpecker
LC

Speckle-throated Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera scriptoricauda

10–20% · With luck
Bearded Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloropicus namaquus

10–20% · With luck
Greater Honeyguide
LC

Greater Honeyguide

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Indicator indicator

10–20% · With luck
Little Green Woodpecker
LC

Little Green Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera maculosa

5–10% · With luck
Lesser Honeyguide
LC

Lesser Honeyguide

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Indicator minor

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
20–30%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
4 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
8 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
10 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
11 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
12 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
15 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
16 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
17 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
18 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
20 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
22 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
23 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
24 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
25 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
26 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
28 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird in Mikumi National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird in Mikumi National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird in Mikumi National Park in our monthly data.

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