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Where to see the Acacia Pied Barbet in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Acacia Pied Barbet at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Cederberg Wilderness Area and Anysberg Nature Reserve.

Tricholaema leucomelas

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Acacia Pied Barbet
Photo: (c) Hans Hillewaert, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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When and where to find the Acacia Pied Barbet

Hosts have recorded the Acacia Pied Barbet at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Cederberg Wilderness Area and Anysberg Nature Reserve.

Best hours of the day

  • The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
  • Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.

Where to base yourself

  • Western Cape

    Western Cape

    Cederberg Wilderness Area · Anysberg · Gamkaberg

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Western Cape
    Western Cape
  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Northern Cape

    Northern Cape

    Kgalagadi

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Northern Cape
    Northern Cape
  • Eastern Cape

    Eastern Cape

    Kwandwe

    Guided drivesMalaria-free
    Stays in Eastern Cape
    Eastern Cape

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

KrugerCederberg Wilderness AreaAnysbergGamkabergKgalagadi

Guided drives from a lodge

A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.

Where hosts record it

Kwandwe

Species

Tricholaema leucomelas

Records

1,213

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Acacia Pied Barbet on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Acacia Pied Barbet in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Acacia Pied Barbet at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Cederberg Wilderness Area, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

Where can you see the Acacia Pied Barbet in South Africa?

The Acacia Pied Barbet is most recorded in Western Cape (48% of records), Northern Cape (17% of records), Eastern Cape (12% of records), based on 1,213 iNaturalist observations. 77 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Acacia Pied Barbet on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Acacia Pied Barbet?

The Acacia Pied Barbet is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the Acacia Pied Barbet?

The acacia pied barbet or pied barbet (Tricholaema leucomelas) is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Acacia Pied Barbet

Every stay on the Acacia Pied Barbet page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.

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