Yellow-vented Bulbul

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus goiavier

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cần Thơ

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

7 Verified sightings at Cần Thơ
5,456 In all 18 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Yellow-vented Bulbul

The yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier), or eastern yellow-vented bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in southeastern Asia from Indochina to the Philippines. It is found in a wide variety of open habitats but not in deep forests. It is one of the most common birds in cultivated areas. They appear to be nomadic and roam from place to place regularly.

The yellow-vented bulbul was originally classified in the genus Muscicapa. The yellow-vented bulbul is adapted to human environments... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:04

Vietnam · 2023

© Bram Piot · XC841663 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:00

Singapore · 2023

© Ding Li Yong · XC797030 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call1:09

Singapore · 2023

© Kim Chuah Lim · XC787542 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~80%
2 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~50%
4 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~50%
5 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
6 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
8 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
10 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
11 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
12 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
13 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
14 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
15 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
16 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
17 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
18 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
>90%
2 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~90%
3 Davao City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~90%
4 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~90%
5 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~90%
6 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~80%
7 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~70%
8 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~70%
9 Cebu City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~70%
10 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~60%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Kuala Lumpur Bird Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-vented Bulbul in Cần Thơ?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-vented Bulbul sighting in Cần Thơ on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 22 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-vented Bulbul?

Between 1 and 4 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-vented Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Cần Thơ the best place to see a Yellow-vented Bulbul?

20th of 20

Of the 20 cities where we can rate Yellow-vented Bulbul sightings, Cần Thơ ranks 20th at about 10%. The best odds are in Phnom Penh (Cambodia, over 90%), Denpasar (Indonesia, about 90%) and Davao City (Philippines, about 90%).

Where does the Yellow-vented Bulbul sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-vented Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Cần Thơ (7 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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