Black-spotted Barbet
Capito niger
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyCapitonidae (New World Barbets)
- GenusCapito (Capito Barbets)
- SpeciesCapito niger (Black-spotted Barbet)
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
White-throated Toucan
Ramphastos tucanus
Brown Jacamar
Brachygalba lugubris
Golden-spangled Piculet
Picumnus exilis
Swallow-wing Puffbird
Chelidoptera tenebrosa
Tepui Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus whitelianus
Waved Woodpecker
Celeus undatus
Guianan Puffbird
Notharchus macrorhynchos
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Red-necked Woodpecker
Campephilus rubricollis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-spotted Barbet in Canaima National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Black-spotted Barbet sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-spotted Barbet in Canaima National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black-spotted Barbet in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.