Yellow-crowned Barbet

Yellow-crowned Barbet

Psilopogon henricii

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

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Danum Valley Conservation Area

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

292 Verified sightings at Danum Valley Conservation Area From 2019 to 2026
720 In all 7 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-crowned Barbet

The yellow-crowned barbet (Psilopogon henricii) is a species of bird in the Megalaimidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.

It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:12

Malaysia · 2025

© Lim Ying Hien 林勇贤 · XC1078103 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:27

Malaysia · 2025

© Ding Li Yong · XC973417 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:18

Malaysia · 2024

© Lim Ying Hien · XC921508 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
6 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-crowned Barbet in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Barbet sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 292 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 80th most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-crowned Barbet in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

January, March–April and June–October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Barbet in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against about 10% in February, May and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-crowned Barbet?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-crowned Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Danum Valley Conservation Area the best place to see a Yellow-crowned Barbet?

2nd of 7

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Yellow-crowned Barbet sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Yellow-crowned Barbet live in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

Same genus: Psilopogon

The closest relatives of the Yellow-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.

Where does the Yellow-crowned Barbet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-crowned Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (292 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.

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