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Great Barbet

Psilopogon virens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
453 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
April 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Barbet sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 453 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Blue-throated Barbet
LC

Blue-throated Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon asiaticus

60–70% · Likely
Lineated Barbet
LC

Lineated Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon lineatus

10–20% · With luck
Golden-throated Barbet
LC

Golden-throated Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psilopogon franklinii

10–20% · With luck
Black-eared Barbet
LC

Black-eared Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon duvaucelii

10–20% · With luck
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

Insufficient data
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

20–30% · Possible
Grey-headed Woodpecker
LC

Grey-headed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus canus

20–30% · Possible
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

20–30% · With luck
Bay Woodpecker
LC

Bay Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

20–30% · With luck
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocopos macei

10–20% · With luck
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

10–20% · With luck
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Royal Manas National Park?

About 45% of wildlife watchers report a Great Barbet sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 453 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

April has the highest sighting rate for Great Barbet in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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