Moustached Tinkerbird
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Moustached Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus leucomystax

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Virunga National Park
3 Verified records at Virunga National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The moustached tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax) is a species of bird in the large Piciformes order in the Lybiidae family. It occurs in high-altitude forests in central Africa. It is greenish with little sexual dimorphism. The tinkerbird eats berries and insects. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

20–30% · Possible
Speckled Tinkerbird
LC

Speckled Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus scolopaceus

10–20% · With luck
Western Tinkerbird
LC

Western Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus coryphaea

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

Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus subsulphureus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

<5% · Rare
Red-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Red-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus atroflavus

<5% · Rare
Green Tinkerbird
LC

Green Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus simplex

<5% · Rare
Grey-throated Barbet
LC

Grey-throated Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnobucco bonapartei

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-spotted Barbet
LC

Yellow-spotted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buccanodon duchaillui

5–10% · With luck
Double-Toothed Barbet

Double-Toothed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius bidentatus

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-Billed Barbet

Yellow-Billed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trachyphonus purpuratus

5–10% · With luck
Spot-flanked Barbet
LC

Spot-flanked Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema lacrymosa

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Moustached Tinkerbird at Virunga National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
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