Caloramphus hayii
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 ~20% in a week ~50%
The sooty barbet (Caloramphus hayii) is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae. It is found in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra and formerly Singapore where it is extirpated. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
This species is split from the brown barbet (C. fuliginosus) which is an endemic species on Borneo. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Barbet sighting in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, based on 105 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 119th most-seen of the 293 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–July and September–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Barbet in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and August, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Sooty Barbet sightings, Taman Negara National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 40%), Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 40%) and Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same family: Megalaimidae
The closest relatives of the Sooty Barbet that you can see in Taman Negara National Park (family Megalaimidae, Asian Barbets) are Gold-whiskered Barbet (about 40%), Red-throated Barbet (about 30%) and Yellow-crowned Barbet (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sooty Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Taman Negara National Park (105 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.
