Spectacled Barwing

Spectacled Barwing

Actinodura ramsayi

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Doi Inthanon National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

338 Verified sightings at Doi Inthanon National Park From 2019 to 2026
338 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Spectacled Barwing

The spectacled barwing (Actinodura ramsayi) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Collar, N. J. & Robson C. 2007. Family Timaliidae (Babblers) pp. 70 – 291 in; del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:20

China · 2022

© JJSUN · XC1070116 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:51

Thailand · 2015

© Ross Gallardy · XC295221 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:37

Myanmar · 2011

© Frank Lambert · XC89832 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spectacled Barwing in Doi Inthanon National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spectacled Barwing sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 338 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 120th most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spectacled Barwing in Doi Inthanon National Park?

February and July

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spectacled Barwing in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Spectacled Barwing?

Between 9 am and noon

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

Where else can you see a Spectacled Barwing?

Only Doi Inthanon National Park, in our data

Doi Inthanon National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spectacled Barwing sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Spectacled Barwing live in Doi Inthanon National Park?

Same family: Leiothrichidae

The closest relatives of the Spectacled Barwing that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (family Leiothrichidae, Laughingthrushes and Allies) are Black-backed Sibia (about 60%), Silver-eared Laughingthrush (about 50%) and Chestnut-tailed Minla (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Spectacled Barwing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spectacled Barwing is recorded against all the birds logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (338 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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