Sooty Barbet
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Sooty Barbet

Caloramphus hayii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Way Kambas National Park
84 Verified records at Way Kambas National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The sooty barbet (Caloramphus hayii) is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae. It is found in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra and formerly Singapore where it is extirpated. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This species is split from the brown barbet (C. fuliginosus) which is an endemic species on Borneo. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Barbet sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Way Kambas National Park

Red-crowned Barbet
NT

Red-crowned Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon rafflesii

70–80% · Very likely
Black-eared Barbet
LC

Black-eared Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon duvaucelii

20–30% · With luck
Banded Woodpecker
LC

Banded Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma miniaceum

40–50% · Likely
Buff-necked Woodpecker
NT

Buff-necked Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Meiglyptes tukki

40–50% · Possible
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker

Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus moluccensis

30–40% · Possible
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

30–40% · Possible
Checker-throated Woodpecker
LC

Checker-throated Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysophlegma mentale

20–30% · Possible
White-rumped Woodpecker
EN

White-rumped Woodpecker

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Meiglyptes tristis

10–20% · With luck
Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
LC

Gray-and-buff Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hemicircus concretus

10–20% · With luck
White-bellied Woodpecker
LC

White-bellied Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dryocopus javensis

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

Crimson-winged Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus puniceus

10–20% · With luck
Orange-Backed Woodpecker

Orange-Backed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Reinwardtipicus validus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Barbet in Way Kambas National Park?

About 38% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Barbet sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sooty Barbet in Way Kambas National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Barbet in Way Kambas National Park in our monthly data.

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