Eurillas virens
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 6 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Yaoundé | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | |
| 3 | Brazzaville | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 5 | Freetown | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Greenbul sighting in Freetown on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 67th most-seen of the 79 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Greenbul in Freetown on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months. Those are among Freetown's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain a month against almost none in January. March–April, July–August and October–November have too few records to rate.
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.
5th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Little Greenbul sightings, Freetown ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kampala (Uganda, about 20%), Yaoundé (Cameroon, about 10%) and Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo, about 10%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Little Greenbul that you can see in Freetown (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 50%) 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 Little Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Freetown (5 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.
