Little Greenbul

Little Greenbul

Eurillas virens

Silhouette: PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kampala

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

412 Verified sightings at Kampala
1,970 In all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Little Greenbul

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 →

Sounds

Alarm call0:40

Congo (Democratic Republic) · 2025

© Deville Tanguy · XC1006990 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:26

Zambia · 2023

© Dries Van de Loock · XC854458 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:23

Uganda · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC739687 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
4 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~30%
5 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
~20%
6 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
7 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
2 Yaoundé 🇨🇲 Cameroon
~10%
3 Brazzaville 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~10%
4 Serrekunda 🇬🇲 Gambia
~10%
5 Freetown 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
~10%
6 Accra 🇬🇭 Ghana
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Little Greenbul in Kampala?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Greenbul sighting in Kampala on a given day, based on 412 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Little Greenbul in Kampala?

September

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Little Greenbul in Kampala on a given day, against about 10% in January, March–April and August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Little Greenbul?

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.

Is Kampala the best place to see a Little Greenbul?

Yes

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Little Greenbul sightings, Kampala has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Yaoundé (Cameroon, about 10%) and Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo, about 10%).

Where does the Little Greenbul sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Little Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Kampala (412 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.

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