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The crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) ('trachys'=rough, 'phone'=voice, sound') is a sub-Saharan bird in the Lybiidae family.
Spesie-insigte
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 2,647 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Crested Barbet is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,646 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Crested Barbet aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor Suid-Afrika
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Crested Barbet hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Crested Barbet hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Crested Barbet hier aangeteken
Crested Barbet hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Crested Barbet hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Crested Barbet hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Crested Barbet hier aangeteken
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik
Crested Barbet hier aangeteken
Crested Barbet hier aangeteken
Crested Barbet hier aangeteken
Bushveld game country and the southern gates of the Kruger
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Wanneer en waar om die Crested Barbet te vind
Gashere het die Crested Barbet gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and Timbavati Private Nature Reserve.
Beste tye van die dag
- Die eerste ure ná sonop, en laatmiddag. Voëls roep en vreet meestal in die koelte.
- Middaguur. Stiller, veral in die somerhitte.
Waar om oor te bly
- LimpopoSelfryBegeleide ritteVerblyfplekke in Limpopo
- KwaZulu-NatalVerblyfplekke in KwaZulu-Natal
Hoe om te kyk
Spesie
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Waarnemings
2,646
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Crested Barbet op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Crested Barbet in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Crested Barbet at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve and iSimangaliso Wetland Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Crested Barbet in South Africa?
The Crested Barbet is most recorded in Mpumalanga (26% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (22% of records), Limpopo (22% of records), based on 2,646 iNaturalist observations. 32 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Crested Barbet on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Crested Barbet?
The Crested Barbet is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Timbavati Private Nature Reserve: May-Sep, dry season; iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Crested Barbet?
The crested barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) ('trachys'=rough, 'phone'=voice, sound') is a sub-Saharan bird in the Lybiidae family. Its specific name commemorates François Levaillant, a famed French naturalist.


























