Where to see
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Gonarezhou National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Crested Barbet during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Gonarezhou National Park
In Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Barbet sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kruger National Park and more
After Gonarezhou National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Crested Barbet are in Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 50%), uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 50%) and Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September and October in Gonarezhou National Park (about 70%), January in Kruger National Park (about 60%) and April in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Crested Barbet on a given day. Each park's Crested Barbet page has the full month-by-month chart.
