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Great Barbet

Psilopogon virens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Langtang National Park
48 Verified records at Langtang National Park
July 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Barbet sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Golden-throated Barbet
LC

Golden-throated Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psilopogon franklinii

<5% · Rare
Blue-throated Barbet
LC

Blue-throated Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon asiaticus

<5% · Rare
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
LC

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus squamatus

10–20% · With luck
Darjeeling Woodpecker
LC

Darjeeling Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocopos darjellensis

10–20% · With luck
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Crimson-breasted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryobates cathpharius

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
LC

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocopos hyperythrus

5–10% · With luck
Brown-fronted Woodpecker

Brown-fronted Woodpecker

Bird

Dendrocoptes auriceps

5–10% · With luck
Bay Woodpecker
LC

Bay Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

5–10% · Rare
Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
LC

Yellow-rumped Honeyguide

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Indicator xanthonotus

<5% · Rare
Speckled Piculet
LC

Speckled Piculet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picumnus innominatus

<5% · Rare
Grey-headed Woodpecker
LC

Grey-headed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus canus

<5% · Rare
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Langtang National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Great Barbet sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

July has the highest sighting rate for Great Barbet in Langtang National Park in our monthly data.

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