Caloramphus fuliginosus
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 ~70% in a week ~90%
The brown barbet (Caloramphus fuliginosus) is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae. It is found in Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, and has lost approximately half of its connected habitat since 1973.
The sooty barbet was considered conspecific. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Barbet sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 804 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 231 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Barbet in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against about 20% in May and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Brown Barbet sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Sepilok (Malaysia, about 30%) and Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same family: Megalaimidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Barbet that you can see in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (family Megalaimidae, Asian Barbets) are Black-eared Barbet (about 40%) and Red-throated Barbet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (804 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.
