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Great Barbet

Psilopogon virens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kaeng Krachan National Park
222 Verified records at Kaeng Krachan National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The great barbet (Psilopogon virens) is an Asian barbet native to the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia, where it inhabits forests up to 3,000 m (9,800 ft) altitude. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004 because of its wide distribution. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Barbet sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 222 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park

Black-eared Barbet
LC

Black-eared Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon duvaucelii

30–40% · Possible
Green-eared Barbet
LC

Green-eared Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon faiostrictus

30–40% · Possible
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

30–40% · Possible
Lineated Barbet
LC

Lineated Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon lineatus

20–30% · Possible
Blue-throated Barbet
LC

Blue-throated Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon asiaticus

20–30% · Possible
Red-throated Barbet
NT

Red-throated Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon mystacophanos

5–10% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Moustached Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon incognitus

<5% · Rare
Golden-throated Barbet
LC

Golden-throated Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psilopogon franklinii

<5% · Rare
Greater Flameback
LC

Greater Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

30–40% · Possible
Common Flameback
LC

Common Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium javanense

30–40% · Possible
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

20–30% · Possible
Grey-headed Woodpecker
LC

Grey-headed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus canus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
40–50%
2 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
4 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Barbet in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Great Barbet sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 222 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Barbet in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Great Barbet in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.

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