Crested Barbet
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Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kruger National Park
3,736 Verified records at Kruger National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) ('trachys'=rough, 'phone'=voice, sound') is a sub-Saharan bird in the Lybiidae family. Its specific name commemorates François Levaillant, a famed French naturalist. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Barbet sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 3,736 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Black-collared Barbet
LC

Black-collared Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius torquatus

30–40% · Possible
Acacia Pied Barbet
LC

Acacia Pied Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema leucomelas

<5% · Rare
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

<5% · Rare
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
LC

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera abingoni

10–20% · With luck
Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

10–20% · With luck
Bearded Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloropicus namaquus

10–20% · With luck
Bennett's Woodpecker
LC

Bennett's Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera bennettii

5–10% · With luck
Lesser Honeyguide
LC

Lesser Honeyguide

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Indicator minor

<5% · Rare
Greater Honeyguide
LC

Greater Honeyguide

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Indicator indicator

<5% · Rare
Olive Woodpecker
LC

Olive Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos griseocephalus

<5% · Rare
Rufous-necked Wryneck
LC

Rufous-necked Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx ruficollis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
2 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
4 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
5 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
6 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
8 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
10 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
12 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
14 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
16 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
19 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
20 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
22 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
23 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Barbet in Kruger National Park?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Barbet sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 3,736 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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.

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