Crested Barbet

Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
3 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
10 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
11 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
12 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
15 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
17 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Barbet in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Crested Barbet sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 58 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Crested Barbet in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Crested Barbet in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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