Pycnonotus blanfordi
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In 3 days >90%
The Ayeyarwady bulbul (Pycnonotus blanfordi) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Until 2016, the Ayeyarwady bulbul was considered to be conspecific with the streak-eared bulbul (now Pycnonotus conradi). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 4 | Đà Nẵng | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Yangon | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | |
| 6 | Cần Thơ | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report an Ayeyarwady Bulbul sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 1,325 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and August–September
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Ayeyarwady Bulbul in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against about 60% in November and December, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ayeyarwady Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Ayeyarwady Bulbul sightings, Cat Tien National Park has the highest daily chance: about 70%. Next come Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 60%) and Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Pycnonotus
The closest relatives of the Ayeyarwady Bulbul that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (genus Pycnonotus, Typical Bulbuls) are Stripe-throated Bulbul (about 70%), Black-crested Bulbul (about 40%) and Sooty-headed Bulbul (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ayeyarwady Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Cat Tien National Park (1,325 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.
