Capito maculicoronatus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-crowned Barbet sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 417th most-seen of the 449 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-crowned Barbet in Soberanía National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
6th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Spot-crowned Barbet sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%), Darién National Park (Panama, about 30%) and San Lorenzo Protected Forest (Panama, about 10%).
Same order: Piciformes
The closest relatives of the Spot-crowned Barbet that you can see in Soberanía National Park (order Piciformes, Woodpeckers and Allies) are Keel-billed Toucan (about 70%), Red-crowned Woodpecker (about 50%) and Cinnamon 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 Soberanía National Park (12 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.
