Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyLybiidae (African Barbets)
- GenusTrachyphonus (Terrestrial Barbets)
- SpeciesTrachyphonus vaillantii (Crested Barbet)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Acacia Pied Barbet
Tricholaema leucomelas
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
📅 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 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 15 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Barbet in Kruger National Park?
About 46% of visitor-days record a Crested Barbet sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 3736 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Barbet in Kruger National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Crested Barbet in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.