Capito maculicoronatus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The spot-crowned barbet (Capito maculicoronatus) is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae. It is found in Colombia and Panama. The spot-crowned barbet has two recognized subspecies, the nominate Capito maculicoronatus maculicoronatus and C. m. rubrilateralis.
The spot-crowned barbet is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 44 to 66 g (1.6 to 2.3 oz). The nominate male is mostly black above with a crown having brown-white spots. Its throat is white, its upper breast yellow to orange, and the lower breast and belly white with black spots. It has a splash of yellow to orange on the flanks. The female differs by having a black throat and upper breast. C. m. rubrilateralis has more white on its crown and its flank mark is orange to red.
The nominate subspecies of spot-crowned barbet is found from Panama's Veraguas Province east to the Canal Zone. C. m. rubrilateralis... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-crowned Barbet sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 123rd most-seen of the 249 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March, July and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-crowned Barbet in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, against under 5% in November and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-crowned Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Spot-crowned Barbet sightings, San Lorenzo Protected Forest ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%) and Darién National Park (Panama, about 30%).
Same order: Piciformes
The closest relatives of the Spot-crowned Barbet that you can see in San Lorenzo Protected Forest (order Piciformes, Woodpeckers and Allies) are Keel-billed Toucan (about 60%), Black-mandibled Toucan (about 50%) and Red-crowned Woodpecker (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-crowned Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in San Lorenzo Protected Forest (29 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.
