Megalaimidae (Asian Barbets)

Family

Asian Barbets

Megalaimidae

28 species in our catalog · found in 45 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyMegalaimidae (Asian Barbets)

Species in this group

White-cheeked Barbet

Psilopogon viridis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Black-browed Barbet

Psilopogon oorti

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Coppersmith Barbet

Psilopogon haemacephalus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Yellow-fronted Barbet

Psilopogon flavifrons

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Brown-headed Barbet

Psilopogon zeylanicus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Red-crowned Barbet

Psilopogon rafflesii

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Red-throated Barbet

Psilopogon mystacophanos

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Blue-throated Barbet

Psilopogon asiaticus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Fire-tufted Barbet

Psilopogon pyrolophus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Golden-naped Barbet

Psilopogon pulcherrimus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Moustached Barbet

Psilopogon incognitus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Gold-whiskered Barbet

Psilopogon chrysopogon

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lineated Barbet

Psilopogon lineatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Green-eared Barbet

Psilopogon faiostrictus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Malabar Barbet

Psilopogon malabaricus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Great Barbet

Psilopogon virens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Black-eared Barbet

Psilopogon duvaucelii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Golden-throated Barbet

Psilopogon franklinii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Red-vented Barbet

Psilopogon lagrandieri

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Sooty Barbet

Caloramphus hayii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Taiwan Barbet

Psilopogon nuchalis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Brown Barbet

Caloramphus fuliginosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Crimson-fronted Barbet

Psilopogon rubricapillus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Yellow-crowned Barbet

Psilopogon henricii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Little Barbet

Psilopogon australis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Mountain Barbet

Psilopogon monticola

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bornean Barbet

Psilopogon eximius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Turquoise-throated Barbet

Psilopogon chersonesus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~50%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Asian Barbets

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 8 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	7 of 28	>90%
	Red-throated Barbet			~70%
	Gold-whiskered Barbet			~50%
	Black-eared Barbet			~50%
	Sooty Barbet			~40%
	Lineated Barbet			~10%
	Coppersmith Barbet			<5%
	Turquoise-throated Barbet			<5%
2	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	8 of 28	~90%
	Black-browed Barbet			~70%
	Fire-tufted Barbet			~70%
	Gold-whiskered Barbet			~20%
	Black-eared Barbet			~10%
	Red-throated Barbet			<5%
	Coppersmith Barbet			<5%
	Sooty Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Barbet			<5%
3	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 28	~90%
	White-cheeked Barbet			~80%
	Malabar Barbet			~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~10%
4	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5 of 28	~90%
	Moustached Barbet			~60%
	Green-eared Barbet			~50%
	Black-eared Barbet			~40%
	Lineated Barbet			~20%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~10%
5	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	5 of 28	~90%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~70%
	Great Barbet			~50%
	Golden-throated Barbet			~20%
	Lineated Barbet			~10%
	Black-eared Barbet			~10%
6	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~90%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~70%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~60%
7	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 28	~90%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~70%
	Lineated Barbet			~40%
	Little Barbet			~20%
8	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	5 of 28	~90%
	Black-eared Barbet			~50%
	Green-eared Barbet			~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
	Lineated Barbet			~30%
	Red-vented Barbet			<5%
9	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	9 of 28	~90%
	Black-eared Barbet			~40%
	Green-eared Barbet			~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~30%
	Lineated Barbet			~20%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~20%
	Great Barbet			~10%
	Red-throated Barbet			~10%
	Moustached Barbet			<5%
	Golden-throated Barbet			<5%
10	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 28	~90%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~70%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
	Crimson-fronted Barbet			~30%
11	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 28	~90%
	Red-crowned Barbet			~70%
	Sooty Barbet			~40%
	Black-eared Barbet			~20%
12	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4 of 28	~90%
	Yellow-fronted Barbet			~70%
	Crimson-fronted Barbet			~30%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~20%
	Coppersmith Barbet			<5%
13	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	5 of 28	~80%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~60%
	Great Barbet			~40%
	Black-eared Barbet			~10%
	Lineated Barbet			~10%
	Golden-throated Barbet			<5%
14	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4 of 28	~80%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~60%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~60%
	Crimson-fronted Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Barbet			<5%
15	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 28	~80%
	White-cheeked Barbet			~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
	Malabar Barbet			<5%
16	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	6 of 28	~80%
	Golden-throated Barbet			~50%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~30%
	Lineated Barbet			~20%
	Great Barbet			~20%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
	Black-eared Barbet			<5%
17	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	5 of 28	~80%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~50%
	Lineated Barbet			~40%
	Black-eared Barbet			~10%
	Great Barbet			~10%
	Coppersmith Barbet			<5%
18	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	9 of 28	~80%
	Gold-whiskered Barbet			~40%
	Red-throated Barbet			~30%
	Yellow-crowned Barbet			~30%
	Black-eared Barbet			~20%
	Sooty Barbet			~10%
	Red-crowned Barbet			<5%
	Coppersmith Barbet			<5%
	Black-browed Barbet			<5%
	Lineated Barbet			<5%
19	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 28	~80%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
	Crimson-fronted Barbet			~10%
20	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	4 of 28	~80%
	Lineated Barbet			~50%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~30%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
	Black-eared Barbet			~10%
21	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	6 of 28	~80%
	Black-eared Barbet			~50%
	Red-throated Barbet			~30%
	Gold-whiskered Barbet			~20%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~10%
	Lineated Barbet			~10%
	Sooty Barbet			<5%
22	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	6 of 28	~80%
	Black-eared Barbet			~40%
	Red-throated Barbet			~30%
	Gold-whiskered Barbet			~20%
	Brown Barbet			~20%
	Yellow-crowned Barbet			~20%
	Red-crowned Barbet			<5%
23	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~80%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
24	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	5 of 28	~70%
	Lineated Barbet			~40%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~30%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~20%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~10%
	Great Barbet			~10%
25	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	9 of 28	~70%
	Golden-naped Barbet			~60%
	Mountain Barbet			~10%
	Gold-whiskered Barbet			~10%
	Red-throated Barbet			<5%
	Black-eared Barbet			<5%
	Brown Barbet			<5%
	Bornean Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Barbet			<5%
	Red-crowned Barbet			<5%
26	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	7 of 28	~70%
	Black-eared Barbet			~40%
	Red-throated Barbet			~20%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
	Gold-whiskered Barbet			~10%
	Sooty Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-crowned Barbet			~10%
	Black-browed Barbet			<5%
27	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 28	~70%
	White-cheeked Barbet			~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
	Malabar Barbet			~20%
28	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 28	~70%
	Green-eared Barbet			~50%
	Red-vented Barbet			~50%
29	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 28	~70%
	Red-crowned Barbet			~50%
	Black-eared Barbet			~40%
	Brown Barbet			~10%
30	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	4 of 28	~70%
	White-cheeked Barbet			~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~30%
	Malabar Barbet			~10%
	Brown-headed Barbet			<5%
31	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3 of 28	~70%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
	Crimson-fronted Barbet			<5%
32	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	7 of 28	~60%
	Black-eared Barbet			~50%
	Brown Barbet			~30%
	Red-throated Barbet			<5%
	Gold-whiskered Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Barbet			<5%
	Red-crowned Barbet			<5%
	Bornean Barbet			<5%
33	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	6 of 28	~60%
	Black-eared Barbet			~40%
	Brown Barbet			~30%
	Red-throated Barbet			~10%
	Gold-whiskered Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-crowned Barbet			<5%
	Bornean Barbet			<5%
34	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~60%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
35	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	5 of 28	~60%
	Lineated Barbet			~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~10%
	Brown-headed Barbet			<5%
	Great Barbet			<5%
36	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
37	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	4 of 28	~50%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~10%
	Lineated Barbet			~10%
	Blue-throated Barbet			<5%
38	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	4 of 28	~50%
	Red-crowned Barbet			~30%
	Brown Barbet			~10%
	Black-eared Barbet			~10%
	Red-throated Barbet			~10%
39	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~50%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~30%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
40	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 28	~40%
	White-cheeked Barbet			~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~10%
	Malabar Barbet			<5%
41	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 28	~40%
	Taiwan Barbet			~40%
42	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~30%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~30%
	Brown-headed Barbet			<5%
43	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 28	~20%
	Great Barbet			~10%
	Golden-throated Barbet			<5%
44	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 28	~20%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~10%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~10%
	Lineated Barbet			<5%
45	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 28	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Barbet			~10%
	Crimson-fronted Barbet			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~90%
	White-cheeked Barbet			~80%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~30%
2	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	5 of 28	~90%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~70%
	Lineated Barbet			~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
	Black-eared Barbet			<5%
	Great Barbet			<5%
3	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~90%
	White-cheeked Barbet			~80%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~30%
4	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~80%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~70%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
5	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2 of 28	~80%
	Lineated Barbet			~80%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
6	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~80%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~70%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~30%
7	Tamluk	🇮🇳 India	3 of 28	~80%
	Lineated Barbet			~60%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~30%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
8	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~80%
	White-cheeked Barbet			~80%
	Coppersmith Barbet			<5%
9	Yangon	🇲🇲 Myanmar	1 of 28	~80%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~80%
10	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	4 of 28	~80%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~70%
	Crimson-fronted Barbet			~30%
	Coppersmith Barbet			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Barbet			<5%
11	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~80%
	White-cheeked Barbet			~70%
	Coppersmith Barbet			<5%
12	Aligarh	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~80%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
13	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 28	~70%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~70%
14	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 28	~70%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~70%
	Lineated Barbet			~10%
15	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 28	~70%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~70%
16	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~70%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~30%
17	Bareilly	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~70%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
18	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	3 of 28	~70%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~40%
	Great Barbet			<5%
19	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	3 of 28	~70%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~40%
	Lineated Barbet			~20%
20	Asansol	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~70%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~60%
	Lineated Barbet			~20%
21	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~70%
	White-cheeked Barbet			~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~30%
22	Berhampore	🇮🇳 India	3 of 28	~70%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
	Lineated Barbet			~10%
23	Patna	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~70%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~30%
24	Gwalior	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~70%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
25	Kanpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~20%
26	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~60%
	White-cheeked Barbet			~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			<5%
27	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	3 of 28	~60%
	Lineated Barbet			~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~30%
	Blue-throated Barbet			<5%
28	Varanasi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~60%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
29	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	4 of 28	~60%
	Blue-throated Barbet			~50%
	Great Barbet			~20%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~10%
	Golden-throated Barbet			<5%
30	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~60%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~30%
31	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	5 of 28	~60%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~10%
	Lineated Barbet			<5%
	Blue-throated Barbet			<5%
	Great Barbet			<5%
32	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~10%
33	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 28	~60%
	Taiwan Barbet			~60%
34	Hajipur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~30%
35	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~60%
36	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~60%
	Brown-headed Barbet			<5%
37	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~60%
	White-cheeked Barbet			~60%
38	Ranchi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~60%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~60%
39	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~60%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~10%
40	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 28	~50%
	Taiwan Barbet			~50%
41	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 28	~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
42	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
43	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
44	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~50%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~30%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~30%
45	Pune	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
	White-cheeked Barbet			<5%
46	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 28	~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
47	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~50%
	White-cheeked Barbet			~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			<5%
48	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
	Brown-headed Barbet			<5%
49	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
50	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~50%
51	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	6 of 28	~50%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
	Sooty Barbet			~10%
	Lineated Barbet			~10%
	Black-eared Barbet			~10%
	Gold-whiskered Barbet			~10%
	Yellow-crowned Barbet			<5%
52	Agra	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~50%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~10%
53	Meerut	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~50%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~30%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
54	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 28	~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
55	Jammu	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~40%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~30%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~20%
56	Jamshedpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~10%
57	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
58	Ludhiana	🇮🇳 India	2 of 28	~40%
	Brown-headed Barbet			~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~10%
59	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 28	~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%
60	Solapur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 28	~40%
	Coppersmith Barbet			~40%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Bandung Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
2	Bird Paradise	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
3	Green World Ecological Farm	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
4	Rainforest Wild Asia	🇸🇬 Singapore	In captivity
5	新光動物園	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
6	Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
7	Edward Youde Aviary	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
8	Ocean Fantasy Museum	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity