Ixos mcclellandii
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10%
The mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is often placed in Hypsipetes, but seems to be closer to the type species of the genus Ixos, the Sunda bulbul. It is found in Southeast Asia and is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. It is named after British East India Company Surgeon John McClelland.
The mountain bulbul was originally described in the genus Hypsipetes in 1840 by Thomas Horsfield. Alternate names for the mountain bulbul include the green-winged bulbul, McClelland's bulbul, McClelland's rufous-bellied bulbul, mountain streaked bulbul, and rufous-bellied bulbul. The common name, 'mountain bulbul', is also used as an alternate name for the Cameroon greenbul.
Found in eastern Myanmar and north-western Thailand Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bulbul sighting in Kathmandu on a given day, based on 89 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 312 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bulbul in Kathmandu on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
10th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Mountain Bulbul sightings, Kathmandu ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 50%), Chongqing (China, about 40%) and Fuzhou (China, about 20%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Mountain Bulbul that you can see in Kathmandu (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are White-cheeked Bulbul (about 10%) and Black Bulbul (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Kathmandu (89 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.
