Caloramphus fuliginosus
Silhouette: Vijay Cavale (photo), John E. McCormack, Michael G. Harvey, Brant C. Faircloth, Nicholas G. Crawford, Travis C. Glenn, Robb T. Brumfield & T. Michael Keesey · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The brown barbet (Caloramphus fuliginosus) is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae. It is found in Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, and has lost approximately half of its connected habitat since 1973.
The sooty barbet was considered conspecific. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Barbet sighting in Bako National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 70 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July–August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Barbet in Bako National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–February, April–June and September–October, the lowest months. November and December have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Brown Barbet sightings, Bako National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 30%), Sepilok (Malaysia, about 30%) and Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same family: Megalaimidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Barbet that you can see in Bako National Park (family Megalaimidae, Asian Barbets) are Red-crowned Barbet (about 30%), Black-eared Barbet (about 10%) and Red-throated Barbet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Bako National Park (29 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
