Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
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Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Virunga National Park
91 Verified records at Virunga National Park
October 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 91 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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
Red-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Red-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus atroflavus

<5% · Rare
Green Tinkerbird
LC

Green Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus simplex

<5% · Rare
Moustached Tinkerbird
LC

Moustached Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus leucomystax

Insufficient data
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

<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 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 Virunga National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 91 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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