Lemon-throated Barbet

Lemon-throated Barbet

Eubucco richardsoni

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tambopata National Reserve

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

232 Verified sightings at Tambopata National Reserve From 2019 to 2026
1,092 In all 7 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lemon-throated Barbet

The lemon-throated barbet (Eubucco richardsoni) is a species of bird in the New World barbet family Capitonidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Clements groups richardsoni and nigriceps as "lemon-throated" and the other two as "flame-throated" within the species. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of the World treats the two groups separately within its account of the lemon-throated barbet sensu lato. At various times, including as recently as 2014, aurantiicollis has been treated as a separate species called flame-throated barbet.

The "lemon-throated" barbet is approximately 15.5 cm (6.1 in) long and weighs 24.5 to 34 g (0.86 to 1.20 oz). The male of the nominate subspecies has a red crown, gray-blue nape, and green upperparts. Its throat is yellow, the breast orange-red... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:29

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1182526 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:29

Brazil · 2015

© GABRIEL LEITE · XC284978 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Recording1:02

Colombia · 2001

© Mauricio Álvarez-Rebolledo (Colección de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) · XC525537 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
4 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
5 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
6 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
7 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lemon-throated Barbet in Tambopata National Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lemon-throated Barbet sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 232 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 188th most-seen of the 550 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 Lemon-throated Barbet in Tambopata National Reserve?

February–March and May–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lemon-throated Barbet in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April and December–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lemon-throated Barbet?

Between 9 am and noon

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

Is Tambopata National Reserve the best place to see a Lemon-throated Barbet?

Among the best

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Lemon-throated Barbet sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).

Where does the Lemon-throated Barbet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lemon-throated Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (232 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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