Dwarf Honeyguide

Dwarf Honeyguide

Indicator pumilio

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
16 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Dwarf Honeyguide sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Lesser Honeyguide
LC

Lesser Honeyguide

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Indicator minor

<5% · Rare
Least Honeyguide
LC

Least Honeyguide

Bird

Indicator exilis

<5% · Rare
Greater Honeyguide
LC

Greater Honeyguide

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Indicator indicator

<5% · Rare
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

40–50% · Likely
Elliot's Woodpecker
LC

Elliot's Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos elliotii

5–10% · With luck
Olive Woodpecker
LC

Olive Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos griseocephalus

5–10% · With luck
Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

<5% · Rare
Grey-throated Barbet
LC

Grey-throated Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnobucco bonapartei

<5% · Rare
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

<5% · Rare
Western Tinkerbird
LC

Western Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus coryphaea

<5% · Rare
Rufous-necked Wryneck
LC

Rufous-necked Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx ruficollis

Insufficient data
Double-Toothed Barbet

Double-Toothed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius bidentatus

Insufficient data

📅 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

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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
10–20%
2 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
3 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
4 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dwarf Honeyguide in Nyungwe National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Dwarf Honeyguide sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dwarf Honeyguide in Nyungwe National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Dwarf Honeyguide in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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