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Khao Luang National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Gold-whiskered Barbet during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Khao Luang National Park
In Khao Luang National Park, Thailand, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-whiskered Barbet sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Taman Negara National Park and more
After Khao Luang National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Gold-whiskered Barbet are in Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 40%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%) and Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and December in Khao Luang National Park (about 70%), January, June–July and September in Taman Negara National Park (about 50%) and February in Danum Valley Conservation Area (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Gold-whiskered Barbet on a given day. Each park's Gold-whiskered Barbet page has the full month-by-month chart.
