Lineated Barbet

Lineated Barbet

Psilopogon lineatus

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Namdapha National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

80 Verified sightings at Namdapha National Park From 2019 to 2026
7,045 In all 16 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lineated Barbet

The lineated barbet (Psilopogon lineatus) is an Asian barbet native to the Terai, the Brahmaputra basin to Southeast Asia. It is a frugivore and nests in holes of tree trunks. BirdLife International (2019). "Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus". Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:49

Cambodia · 2026

© JJSUN · XC1096387 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:19

Malaysia · 2023

© Lim Ying Hien · XC809915 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Uncertain0:33

Thailand · 2019

© Stephan Risch · XC747976 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
2 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
3 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~40%
6 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
8 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
9 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
10 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
11 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~10%
12 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
13 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
14 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
15 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Savar 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~80%
2 Tamluk 🇮🇳 India
~60%
3 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~50%
4 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
~40%
5 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~30%
6 Asansol 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
~20%
8 Chattogram 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~20%
9 Berhampore 🇮🇳 India
~10%
10 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lineated Barbet in Namdapha National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lineated Barbet sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 298 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.

When is the best time to see a Lineated Barbet in Namdapha National Park?

January–April and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lineated Barbet in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Namdapha National Park's driest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 660 mm in July. June to September have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Lineated Barbet?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lineated 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.

Which relatives of the Lineated Barbet live in Namdapha National Park?

Same genus: Psilopogon

The closest relatives of the Lineated Barbet that you can see in Namdapha National Park (genus Psilopogon, Typical Asian Barbets) are Blue-throated Barbet (about 60%), Great Barbet (about 40%) and Black-eared Barbet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Lineated Barbet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lineated Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Namdapha National Park (80 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.

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