Psilopogon rafflesii
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The red-crowned barbet (Psilopogon rafflesii) is part of one of the two subfamilies of Megalaimidae birds. it is in the order of woodpeckers (Piciformes) and their relatives. It is distributed in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations with a distribution area of 3,180,000 km2 (1,230,000 sq mi).
The red-crowned barbet is a medium-large tropical bird, 24.5–27 cm (9.6–10.6 in) long and 99–150 g (3.5–5.3 oz) in weight. Both sexes are primarily green, with a red crown, red spots below the eyes, and a red mark on the side of the neck. The barbet wears a blue throat and broad supercilia accompanied by a black and yellow face. Immature and females resemble males with a duller colour scheme called monomorphism.
The red-crowned barbet belongs to the woodpecker order Piciformes in the family of Psilopogon. This lineage of the Barbet family can be traced to America, Asia and Africa. They separated into the New World (Americas) and the Old World (Asia and Africa) Barbets. Such genus of the Americas is the Toucan barbet, which separated before the Gilded barbet... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-crowned Barbet sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 208th most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-crowned Barbet in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-crowned Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Red-crowned Barbet sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 70%), Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia, about 50%) and Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 30%).
Same genus: Psilopogon
The closest relatives of the Red-crowned Barbet that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (genus Psilopogon, Typical 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 Red-crowned Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (24 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.
