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Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
22 Verified records at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
September 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Barbet sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Yellow-Billed Barbet

Yellow-Billed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trachyphonus purpuratus

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

50–60% · Likely
Grey-throated Barbet
LC

Grey-throated Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnobucco bonapartei

40–50% · Likely
Speckled Tinkerbird
LC

Speckled Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus scolopaceus

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-spotted Barbet
LC

Yellow-spotted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buccanodon duchaillui

10–20% · With luck
Western Tinkerbird
LC

Western Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus coryphaea

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus subsulphureus

5–10% · With luck
Hairy-breasted Barbet
LC

Hairy-breasted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema hirsuta

5–10% · With luck
Double-Toothed Barbet

Double-Toothed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius bidentatus

<5% · Rare
Red-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Red-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus atroflavus

<5% · Rare
Spot-flanked Barbet
LC

Spot-flanked Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema lacrymosa

<5% · Rare
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

<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 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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Barbet sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for Crested Barbet in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.

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