Sooty Barbet
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Sooty Barbet

Caloramphus hayii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kerinci Seblat National Park
11 Verified records at Kerinci Seblat National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The sooty barbet (Caloramphus hayii) is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae. It is found in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra and formerly Singapore where it is extirpated. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This species is split from the brown barbet (C. fuliginosus) which is an endemic species on Borneo. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Barbet sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kerinci Seblat National Park

Black-browed Barbet
LC

Black-browed Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon oorti

70–80% · Very likely
Fire-tufted Barbet
LC

Fire-tufted Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon pyrolophus

60–70% · Likely
Gold-whiskered Barbet
LC

Gold-whiskered Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon chrysopogon

10–20% · With luck
Black-eared Barbet
LC

Black-eared Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon duvaucelii

5–10% · With luck
Red-throated Barbet
NT

Red-throated Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon mystacophanos

<5% · Rare
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-crowned Barbet
NT

Yellow-crowned Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psilopogon henricii

<5% · Rare
Red-crowned Barbet
NT

Red-crowned Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon rafflesii

Insufficient data
Maroon Woodpecker
LC

Maroon Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Blythipicus rubiginosus

10–20% · With luck
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

10–20% · With luck
Common Flameback
LC

Common Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium javanense

Insufficient data
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Barbet in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Barbet sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sooty Barbet in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Barbet in Kerinci Seblat National Park in our monthly data.

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