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 ~60% 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.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kubah National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Barbet sighting in Kubah National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 92 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Barbet in Kubah National Park on a given day, against about 20% in March, August, October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Kubah National Park's driest months, with about 200 mm of rain against 520 mm in January. January–February, September and November have too few records to rate.
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.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Brown Barbet sightings, Kubah National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 30%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 30%).
Same family: Megalaimidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Barbet that you can see in Kubah National Park (family Megalaimidae, Asian Barbets) are Red-crowned Barbet (about 60%), Black-eared Barbet (about 50%) and Red-throated Barbet (about 30%), 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 Kubah National Park (26 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.
