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Great Barbet

Psilopogon virens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kaziranga National Park
9 Verified records at Kaziranga National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The great barbet (Psilopogon virens) is an Asian barbet native to the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia, where it inhabits forests up to 3,000 m (9,800 ft) altitude. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004 because of its wide distribution. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Barbet sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park

Lineated Barbet
LC

Lineated Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon lineatus

40–50% · Likely
Blue-throated Barbet
LC

Blue-throated Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon asiaticus

40–50% · Likely
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

20–30% · Possible
Black-eared Barbet
LC

Black-eared Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon duvaucelii

10–20% · With luck
Greater Flameback
LC

Greater Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

10–20% · With luck
Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

10–20% · With luck
Streak-throated Woodpecker
LC

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

10–20% · With luck
Grey-headed Woodpecker
LC

Grey-headed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus canus

10–20% · With luck
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

5–10% · With luck
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocopos macei

5–10% · With luck
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

<5% · Rare
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
40–50%
2 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
4 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Barbet in Kaziranga National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Great Barbet sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Barbet in Kaziranga National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Great Barbet in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.

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