Where to see
Capito auratus
Yasuní National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Gilded Barbet during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Yasuní National Park
In Yasuní National Park, Ecuador, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gilded Barbet sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Amacayacu National Natural Park and more
After Yasuní National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Gilded Barbet are in Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 40%), Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 30%) and Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Yasuní National Park (about 60%), January in Amacayacu National Natural Park (about 60%) and March, June, September and December in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Gilded Barbet on a given day. Each park's Gilded Barbet page has the full month-by-month chart.
