Yellow-fronted Barbet
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Yellow-fronted Barbet

Psilopogon flavifrons

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
1,050 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
March 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 →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Barbet sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 1,050 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Crimson-fronted Barbet
LC

Crimson-fronted Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon rubricapillus

30–40% · Possible
Brown-headed Barbet
LC

Brown-headed Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon zeylanicus

20–30% · Possible
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
LC

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium psarodes

30–40% · Possible
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

30–40% · Possible
Crimson-backed Flameback
LC

Crimson-backed Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes stricklandi

30–40% · Possible
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

10–20% · With luck
Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

<5% · Rare
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiopicus mahrattensis

<5% · Rare
White-naped Woodpecker
LC

White-naped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes festivus

Insufficient data
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
80–90
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
60–70
Aug
70–80
Sep
60–70
Oct
70–80
Nov
70–80
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 72% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Barbet sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 1,050 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Barbet in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Barbet in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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