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Great Barbet

Psilopogon virens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Khangchendzonga National Park
46 Verified records at Khangchendzonga 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Great Barbet sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park

Golden-throated Barbet
LC

Golden-throated Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psilopogon franklinii

10–20% · With luck
Blue-throated Barbet
LC

Blue-throated Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon asiaticus

<5% · Rare
Greater Flameback
LC

Greater Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

Insufficient data
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocopos macei

Insufficient data
Bay Woodpecker
LC

Bay Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

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

Yellow-rumped Honeyguide

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Indicator xanthonotus

10–20% · With luck
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Crimson-breasted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryobates cathpharius

10–20% · With luck
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

5–10% · With luck
Darjeeling Woodpecker
LC

Darjeeling Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocopos darjellensis

5–10% · Rare
White-browed Piculet
LC

White-browed Piculet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sasia ochracea

5–10% · Rare
Speckled Piculet
LC

Speckled Piculet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picumnus innominatus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Khangchendzonga National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Great Barbet sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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