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Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Virunga National Park
61 Verified records at Virunga National Park
June 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Barbet sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 61 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Yellow-Billed Barbet

Yellow-Billed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trachyphonus purpuratus

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

20–30% · Possible
Grey-throated Barbet
LC

Grey-throated Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnobucco bonapartei

10–20% · With luck
Speckled Tinkerbird
LC

Speckled Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus scolopaceus

10–20% · With luck
Western Tinkerbird
LC

Western Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus coryphaea

5–10% · With luck
Yellow-spotted Barbet
LC

Yellow-spotted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buccanodon duchaillui

5–10% · With luck
Double-Toothed Barbet

Double-Toothed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius bidentatus

5–10% · With luck
Spot-flanked Barbet
LC

Spot-flanked Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema lacrymosa

<5% · Rare
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus subsulphureus

<5% · Rare
Hairy-breasted Barbet
LC

Hairy-breasted Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema hirsuta

<5% · Rare
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

<5% · Rare
White-headed Barbet
LC

White-headed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius leucocephalus

<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 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 Virunga National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Barbet sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 61 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crested Barbet in Virunga National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Crested Barbet in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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