Psilopogon henricii
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The yellow-crowned barbet (Psilopogon henricii) is a species of bird in the Megalaimidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.
It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Barbet sighting in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, based on 358 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 293 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 Yellow-crowned Barbet in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January, May and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-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.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Yellow-crowned Barbet sightings, Taman Negara National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%) and Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same genus: Psilopogon
The closest relatives of the Yellow-crowned Barbet that you can see in Taman Negara National Park (genus Psilopogon, Typical Asian Barbets) are Gold-whiskered Barbet (about 40%), Red-throated Barbet (about 30%) and Black-eared Barbet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-crowned Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Taman Negara National Park (358 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.
