Yellow-fronted Barbet
Psilopogon flavifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyMegalaimidae (Asian Barbets)
- GenusPsilopogon (Typical Asian Barbets)
- SpeciesPsilopogon flavifrons (Yellow-fronted Barbet)
Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park
Crimson-fronted Barbet
Psilopogon rubricapillus
Brown-headed Barbet
Psilopogon zeylanicus
Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus
Crimson-backed Flameback
Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
Dinopium psarodes
Brown-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus nanus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-fronted Barbet in Horton Plains National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Yellow-fronted Barbet sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Barbet in Horton Plains National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Barbet in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.