How big is a Sooty Barbet?

The Sooty Barbet is a small sized bird weighing about 43 g.

Where can you see a Sooty Barbet?

The Sooty Barbet occurs in 3 countries, including Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Sooty Barbet?

The Sooty Barbet is most easily confused with the Brown Barbet.

Is the Sooty Barbet endangered?

The Sooty Barbet is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Sooty Barbet

Caloramphus hayii

Asian Barbets · Piciformes · Rare

The Sooty Barbet (Caloramphus hayii) is a rare asian barbet found in 3 countries, weighing about 43 g. The sooty barbet is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae.

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Sooty Barbet (Caloramphus hayii), photo 1 — Photo: Ben Costamagna · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sooty Barbet (Caloramphus hayii), photo 2 — Photo: Tero Linjama · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sooty Barbet (Caloramphus hayii), photo 3 — Photo: Светлана Царахова · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sooty Barbet (Caloramphus hayii), photo 4 — Photo: Светлана Царахова · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sooty Barbet (Caloramphus hayii), photo 5 — Photo: Светлана Царахова · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sooty Barbet (Caloramphus hayii), photo 6 — Photo: Светлана Царахова · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sooty Barbet (Caloramphus hayii), photo 7 — Photo: Mickey Wu · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sooty Barbet (Caloramphus hayii), photo 8 — Photo: Mickey Wu · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sooty Barbet (Caloramphus hayii), photo 9 — Photo: Cheongweei Gan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sooty Barbet (Caloramphus hayii), photo 10 — Photo: Cheongweei Gan · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Sooty Barbet

The sooty barbet 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.

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Where it lives

Malaysia Thailand Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Brown BarbetCaloramphus fuliginosus

Quick questions

What does a Sooty Barbet look like?: The sooty barbet is a species of bird in the family Megalaimidae.
How big is a Sooty Barbet?: The Sooty Barbet is a small sized bird weighing about 43 g.
Where can you see a Sooty Barbet?: The Sooty Barbet occurs in 3 countries, including Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Sooty Barbet?: The Sooty Barbet is most easily confused with the Brown Barbet.
Is the Sooty Barbet endangered?: The Sooty Barbet is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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