Little Greenbul

Little Greenbul

Eurillas virens

Silhouette: PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Accra

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

6 Verified sightings at Accra
1,970 In all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Little Greenbul

The little greenbul (Eurillas virens) is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The little greenbul was originally described in the genus Andropadus and was re-classified to the genus Eurillas in 2010. Alternatively, some authorities classify the little greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus.

Includes Hall's greenbul (Eurillas virens [hallae]), named after the British ornithologist Pat Hall and which is only known from a single specimen taken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hall's greenbul may be a melanistic form of E. v. zombensis... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Alarm call0:40

Congo (Democratic Republic) · 2025

© Deville Tanguy · XC1006990 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:26

Zambia · 2023

© Dries Van de Loock · XC854458 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:23

Uganda · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC739687 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
4 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~30%
5 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
~20%
6 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
7 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
2 Yaoundé 🇨🇲 Cameroon
~10%
3 Brazzaville 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~10%
4 Serrekunda 🇬🇲 Gambia
~10%
5 Freetown 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
~10%
6 Accra 🇬🇭 Ghana
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Little Greenbul in Accra?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Greenbul sighting in Accra on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 144th most-seen of the 162 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Little Greenbul in Accra?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Greenbul in Accra on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Little Greenbul?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little 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.

Is Accra the best place to see a Little Greenbul?

6th of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Little Greenbul sightings, Accra ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kampala (Uganda, about 20%), Yaoundé (Cameroon, about 10%) and Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Little Greenbul live in Accra?

Same family: Pycnonotidae

The closest relatives of the Little Greenbul 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.

Where does the Little Greenbul sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Little Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Accra (6 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.

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