Yellow-fronted Barbet
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Yellow-fronted Barbet

Psilopogon flavifrons

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Horton Plains National Park
22 Verified records at Horton Plains National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The yellow-fronted barbet (Psilopogon flavifrons) is an Asian barbet, which is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka, where it inhabits subtropical and tropical moist forests, wetlands, plantations and rural gardens up to an altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft). Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Barbet sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park

Crimson-fronted Barbet
LC

Crimson-fronted Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon rubricapillus

<5% · Rare
Brown-headed Barbet
LC

Brown-headed Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon zeylanicus

Insufficient data
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

Insufficient data
Crimson-backed Flameback
LC

Crimson-backed Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes stricklandi

30–40% · Possible
Streak-throated Woodpecker
LC

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
LC

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium psarodes

<5% · Rare
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
70–80%
2 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
3 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-fronted Barbet in Horton Plains National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Barbet sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Barbet in Horton Plains National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Barbet in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.

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