Psilopogon henricii
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Barbet sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 90th most-seen of the 166 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Barbet in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and August–December, the lowest months. Those are among Gunung Leuser National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 700 mm in September.
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.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Yellow-crowned Barbet sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 30%) and Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same genus: Psilopogon
The closest relatives of the Yellow-crowned Barbet that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (genus Psilopogon, Typical 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 Yellow-crowned Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (17 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.
