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 ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Barbet sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 288 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Barbet in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against about 10% in March–August and December–January, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Brown Barbet sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 30%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 30%).
Same family: Megalaimidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Barbet that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (family Megalaimidae, Asian Barbets) are Black-eared Barbet (about 40%), Red-throated Barbet (about 30%) and Gold-whiskered Barbet (about 20%), 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 Danum Valley Conservation Area (288 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.
