Chlorocichla simplex
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Freetown on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 40th most-seen of the 79 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.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Simple Greenbul in Freetown on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. 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 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, Freetown ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo, about 10%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Simple Greenbul that you can see in Freetown (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 50%) and Little Greenbul (about 10%), 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 Freetown (9 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.
