Phyllastrephus scandens
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10%
The red-tailed leaflove (Phyllastrephus scandens) is a species of leaflove in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is mainly native to the African tropical rainforest. Although originally described in the genus Phyllastrephus, the red-tailed leaflove was briefly transferred to the former genus Pyrrhurus (now subsumed into Phyllastrephus) during the period 2009-2010 by the IOC. Some other authorities continue to classify the red-tailed leaflove in the genus Pyrrhurus. Alternate names for the red-tailed leaflove include the African leaflove, common leaflove, leaflove and plain leaflove.
Found from northern Cameroon to southern Sudan, central Uganda, western Tanzania and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo The red-tailed leaflove is found across western and central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Leaf-love sighting in Accra on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 127th most-seen of the 162 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leaf-love in Accra on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months. That is one of Accra's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 200 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leaf-love sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Leaf-love sightings, Accra ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Abuja (Nigeria, about 10%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Leaf-love that you can see in Accra (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 80%), Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul (about 20%) and Simple Greenbul (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Leaf-love is recorded against all the birds logged in Accra (9 verified sightings), 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.
