Phyllastrephus terrestris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The terrestrial brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
Alternate names for the terrestrial brownbul include the bristle-necked brownbul, brownbul, scrub bulbul and terrestrial bulbul. (Terrestrial brownbul =) Terrestrial bulbul - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 7 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 11 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 16 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Terrestrial Brownbul sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 91 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 75th most-seen of the 219 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Terrestrial Brownbul in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Terrestrial Brownbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Terrestrial Brownbul sightings, Durban has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Harare (Zimbabwe, about 10%) and Lilongwe (Malawi, about 10%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Terrestrial Brownbul that you can see in Durban (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 70%), Sombre Greenbul (about 20%) and Yellow-bellied Greenbul (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Terrestrial Brownbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Durban (91 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.
