Sooty Barbet (Caloramphus hayii)
About the Sooty Barbet
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.
No audio on this page yet
We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 15 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-ND · 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Malaysia, Thailand in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusrecording
- Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusrecording
- Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisrecording
- Bamboo WoodpeckerGecinulus viridisrecording
- Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiirecording
- Barn SwallowHirundo rusticarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.