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 ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Barbet sighting in Way Kambas National Park on a given day, based on 101 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 205 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Barbet in Way Kambas National Park on a given day, against about 30% in April and August–September, the lowest months. November to February have too few records to rate.
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.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Sooty Barbet sightings, Way Kambas National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 40%).
Same family: Megalaimidae
The closest relatives of the Sooty Barbet that you can see in Way Kambas National Park (family Megalaimidae, Asian Barbets) are Red-crowned Barbet (about 70%) 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 Sooty Barbet is recorded against all the birds logged in Way Kambas National Park (101 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.
