Crested Barbet

Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Gonarezhou National Park
72 Verified records at Gonarezhou National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) ('trachys'=rough, 'phone'=voice, sound') is a sub-Saharan bird in the Lybiidae family. Its specific name commemorates François Levaillant, a famed French naturalist. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Barbet sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 72 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
70–80
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
6 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
8 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
10 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
12 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
14 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
16 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
19 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
20 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
22 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
23 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Barbet in Gonarezhou National Park?

About 55% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Barbet sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 72 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crested Barbet in Gonarezhou National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Crested Barbet in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.

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