Psilopogon flavifrons
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The yellow-fronted barbet (Psilopogon flavifrons) is an Asian barbet, which is an endemic resident breeder in Sri Lanka, where it inhabits subtropical and tropical moist forests, wetlands, plantations and rural gardens up to an altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft).
It has green plumage with a yellow crown and blue patches below the eyes, on the throat and the chin. It is 21–22 cm (8.3–8.7 in) long and weighs 57–60 g (2.0–2.1 oz). It feeds on berries, fruits and occasionally insects. It nests in a tree hole, where it lays 2-3 eggs.
The yellow-fronted barbet appears on a 5 rupee Sri Lankan postal stamp. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Barbet sighting in Horton Plains National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 54th most-seen of the 102 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Barbet in Horton Plains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July–August, October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Horton Plains National Park's driest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 370 mm in October.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-fronted Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-fronted Barbet sightings, Horton Plains National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 70%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-fronted Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Horton Plains 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.
