Capito maculicoronatus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The spot-crowned barbet (Capito maculicoronatus) is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae. It is found in Colombia and Panama. The spot-crowned barbet has two recognized subspecies, the nominate Capito maculicoronatus maculicoronatus and C. m. rubrilateralis.
The spot-crowned barbet is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 44 to 66 g (1.6 to 2.3 oz). The nominate male is mostly black above with a crown having brown-white spots. Its throat is white, its upper breast yellow to orange, and the lower breast and belly white with black spots. It has a splash of yellow to orange on the flanks. The female differs by having a black throat and upper breast. C. m. rubrilateralis has more white on its crown and its flank mark is orange to red.
The nominate subspecies of spot-crowned barbet is found from Panama's Veraguas Province east to the Canal Zone. C. m. rubrilateralis... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-crowned Barbet sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 157 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 397 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and June
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-crowned Barbet in Darién National Park on a given day, against about 10% in November, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-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.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Spot-crowned Barbet sightings, Darién National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-crowned Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Darién National Park (157 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.
