Caloramphus hayii
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 ~30% in a week ~60%
The sooty barbet (Caloramphus hayii) is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae. It is found in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra and formerly Singapore where it is extirpated. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
This species is split from the brown barbet (C. fuliginosus) which is an endemic species on Borneo. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Barbet sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 166 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.
March and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Barbet in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Sooty Barbet sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 40%) and Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 40%).
Same family: Megalaimidae
The closest relatives of the Sooty Barbet that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (family Megalaimidae, Asian Barbets) are Black-eared Barbet (about 40%), Red-throated Barbet (about 20%) and Coppersmith Barbet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sooty Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (34 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.
