Hemixos castanonotus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Bulbul sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 178 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, August–September and November–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Bulbul in Guangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–July and October, the lowest months.
9th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Chestnut Bulbul sightings, Guangzhou ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Fuzhou (China, about 40%), Changsha (China, about 30%) and Hangzhou (China, about 30%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Chestnut Bulbul that you can see in Guangzhou (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Light-vented Bulbul (about 80%), Red-whiskered Bulbul (about 70%) and Sooty-headed 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 Guangzhou (178 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.
