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 Ruaha National Park
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Moustached Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus leucomystax
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
📅 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 Ruaha National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Crested Barbet sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Barbet in Ruaha National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Crested Barbet in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.