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Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Akagera National Park
111 Verified records at Akagera National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) ('trachys'=rough, 'phone'=voice, sound') is a sub-Saharan bird in the Lybiidae family. Its specific name commemorates François Levaillant, a famed French naturalist. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Barbet sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 111 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park

Spot-flanked Barbet
LC

Spot-flanked Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema lacrymosa

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

5–10% · With luck
Double-Toothed Barbet

Double-Toothed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius bidentatus

5–10% · With luck
White-headed Barbet
LC

White-headed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius leucocephalus

5–10% · Rare
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

5–10% · Rare
Red-faced Barbet
NT

Red-faced Barbet

Bird

Lybius rubrifacies

<5% · Rare
Black-collared Barbet
LC

Black-collared Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius torquatus

<5% · Rare
Bearded Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloropicus namaquus

<5% · Rare
Greater Honeyguide
LC

Greater Honeyguide

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Indicator indicator

<5% · Rare
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
LC

Wahlberg's Honeyguide

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prodotiscus regulus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Honeyguide
LC

Lesser Honeyguide

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Indicator minor

<5% · Rare
Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
6 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
8 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
10 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
12 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
14 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
16 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
19 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
20 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
22 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
23 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Barbet in Akagera National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Barbet sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 111 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crested Barbet in Akagera National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Crested Barbet in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.

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