Hypsipetes amaurotis
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) is a medium-sized bulbul native to eastern Asia. It is extremely common within the northern parts of its range and can be found from southern Sakhalin to the northern Philippines.
The brown-eared bulbul was originally described in the genus Turdus. Later, some authorities placed it in the genus Ixos and then the genus Microscelis, before being re-classified to Hypsipetes in 2010. Alternate names for the brown-eared bulbul include the Asian brown-eared bulbul, chestnut-eared bulbul, and Eurasian brown-eared bulbul.
Found on southern Karafuto, Japan and South Korea Found on the Bonin... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ueno Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) | 🇯🇵 Japan |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-eared Bulbul sighting in Kitakyushu on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 39 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.
February–March and September–October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-eared Bulbul in Kitakyushu on a given day, against about 30% in April–May and November, the lowest months. January and June–August have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-eared Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
14th of 19
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Brown-eared Bulbul sightings, Kitakyushu ranks 14th at about 40%. The best odds are in Gwangju (South Korea, over 90%), Sendai (Japan, about 90%) and Seoul (South Korea, about 90%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Brown-eared Bulbul that you can see in Kitakyushu (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 30%), White Wagtail (about 30%) and Carrion Crow (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-eared Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Kitakyushu (29 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.
