Eubucco bourcierii
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The red-headed barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) is a species of bird in the family Capitonidae, the New World barbets. It is found in Costa Rica, Guyana, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The red-headed barbet has six subspecies:
Females except occidentalis weigh 31 to 38 g (1.1 to 1.3 oz). Male occidentalis weigh 37.8 to 45.1 g (1.33 to 1.59 oz) and females 37.8 to 43.7 g (1.33 to 1.54 oz). Males have a red head, an orange to yellow breast, and a white belly. A white collar separates the head from the olive green back. The amount of red on the throat and chest and the width of the orange-yellow breast band vary among the subspecies. The female's crown and nape vary from dull orange to shades of green among the subspecies. Several have a black forehead. Its back is green, the throat grayish yellow with a yellow to orange... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque de las Leyendas | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Barbet sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 503 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 170th most-seen of the 467 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Barbet in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-headed Barbet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Red-headed Barbet sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 60%), Poás Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
Same order: Piciformes
The closest relatives of the Red-headed Barbet that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (order Piciformes, Woodpeckers and Allies) are Acorn Woodpecker (about 40%), Hairy Woodpecker (about 30%) and Northern Emerald-Toucanet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-headed Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (503 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.
