Pycnonotus flaviventris
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The black-crested bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found from the Indian subcontinent to southeast Asia. The black-crested bulbul was originally described in the genus Vanga and later moved to the genus Pycnonotus. Pycnonotus was found to be polyphyletic in recent molecular phylogenetic studies and five bulbuls, including the black-crested bulbul, were moved to Rubigula.
Until 2008, the black-crested bulbul was considered as conspecific with the black-capped, ruby-throated, flame-throated and Bornean bulbuls, but these are all now treated as distinct. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 8 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 10 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 13 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 14 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dehradun | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Guwahati | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur Bird Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Penang Bird Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Edward Youde Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crested Bulbul sighting in Chitwan National Park on a given day, based on 94 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and November–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-crested Bulbul in Chitwan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–October, the lowest months. Those are among Chitwan National Park's driest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against 660 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-crested Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
13th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Black-crested Bulbul sightings, Chitwan National Park ranks 13th at about 10%. The best odds are in Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 80%), Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 70%) and Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 50%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-crested Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Chitwan National Park (94 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.
