Arizelocichla masukuensis
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Shelley's greenbul (Arizelocichla masukuensis) or Shelley's bulbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in east-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Shelley's greenbul was formally described in 1897 by the English ornithologist George Ernest Shelley based on specimens collected by the naturalist Alexander Whyte in the Misuku Hills of northern Malawi. Shelley placed the greenbul in the genus Andropadus and coined the binomial name Andropadus masukuensis where the specific epithet is from the type locality. Shelley's greenbul is now one of ten species placed in the genus Arizelocichla that was introduced in 1905 by the American ornithologist Harry C. Oberholser.
Four subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shelley's Greenbul sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 274 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Shelley's Greenbul in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–February, April, June–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shelley's Greenbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Shelley's Greenbul sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shelley's Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (274 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.
