Hemixos castanonotus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The chestnut bulbul or chestnut-backed bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in southern China and northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests; it primarily resides in the canopy.
It is an omnivore. Formerly, some authorities classified the chestnut bulbul in the genus Hypsipetes and also as a subspecies of the ashy bulbul. Wikipedia →
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Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Bulbul sighting in Fuzhou on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 82 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Bulbul in Fuzhou on a given day, against about 20% in October, the lowest month.
Yes
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Chestnut Bulbul sightings, Fuzhou has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Changsha (China, about 30%) and Hangzhou (China, about 30%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Chestnut Bulbul that you can see in Fuzhou (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Light-vented Bulbul (about 90%), Red-whiskered Bulbul (about 40%) and Black Bulbul (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Fuzhou (54 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.
