Golden-throated Barbet (Violet-eared)
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Golden-throated Barbet (Violet-eared)

Psilopogon auricularis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Ba Be National Park
97 Verified records at Ba Be National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The necklaced barbet (Psilopogon auricularis) is an Asian barbet species occurring in Laos and southern Vietnam, where it inhabits subtropical, lowland tropical moist forests and montane forests up to an altitude of 2,700 m (8,900 ft). Cyanops franklinii auricularis was the scientific name proposed by Herbert C. Robinson and C. Boden Kloss in 1919 for a barbet collected at the Langbian Plateau in southern Vietnam. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-throated Barbet (Violet-eared) sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 97 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ba Be National Park

Indochinese Barbet
LC

Indochinese Barbet

Bird

Psilopogon annamensis

5–10% · With luck
Red-vented Barbet
LC

Red-vented Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon lagrandieri

Insufficient data
Green-eared Barbet
LC

Green-eared Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon faiostrictus

Insufficient data
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

20–30% · Possible
Greater Flameback
LC

Greater Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

Insufficient data
White-bellied Woodpecker
LC

White-bellied Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dryocopus javensis

Insufficient data
Bay Woodpecker
LC

Bay Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

5–10% · With luck
Grey-headed Woodpecker
LC

Grey-headed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus canus

<5% · Rare
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

Insufficient data
Common Flameback
LC

Common Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium javanense

Insufficient data
Laced Woodpecker
LC

Laced Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus vittatus

Insufficient data
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-throated Barbet (Violet-eared) in Ba Be National Park?

About 48% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-throated Barbet (Violet-eared) sighting in Ba Be National Park, based on 97 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Golden-throated Barbet (Violet-eared) in Ba Be National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Golden-throated Barbet (Violet-eared) in Ba Be National Park in our monthly data.

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