Chlorocichla simplex
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The simple greenbul (Chlorocichla simplex) or simple leaflove, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
The simple greenbul was originally described in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger) and then classified within Pyrrhurus before being moved to the genus Chlorocichla. Media related to Chlorocichla simplex at Wikimedia Commons
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Brazzaville | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | Freetown | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 4 | Lagos | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Simple Greenbul sighting in Accra on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 91st most-seen of the 162 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.
March, June–July and October–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Simple Greenbul in Accra on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Simple 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Simple Greenbul sightings, Accra ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo, about 10%) and Freetown (Sierra Leone, about 10%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Simple Greenbul that you can see in Accra (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 80%) and Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Simple Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Accra (26 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.
