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 ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Barbet sighting in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, based on 274 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Barbet in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, against about 20% in September and November, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Sooty Barbet sightings, Khao Luang National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 40%) and Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same family: Megalaimidae
The closest relatives of the Sooty Barbet that you can see in Khao Luang National Park (family Megalaimidae, Asian Barbets) are Red-throated Barbet (about 70%), Gold-whiskered Barbet (about 50%) and Black-eared Barbet (about 50%), 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 Khao Luang National Park (274 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.
