Where to see
Pycnonotus aurigaster
Tangkoko Nature Reserve leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Sooty-headed Bulbul during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Tangkoko Nature Reserve
In Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Indonesia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty-headed Bulbul sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Bali Barat National Park and more
After Tangkoko Nature Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Sooty-headed Bulbul are in Bali Barat National Park (Indonesia, about 40%), Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 30%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and August in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (about 60%), July and September in Bali Barat National Park (about 60%) and April and December in Gunung Leuser National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Sooty-headed Bulbul on a given day. Each park's Sooty-headed Bulbul page has the full month-by-month chart.
