Pycnonotus plumosus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The olive-winged bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It eats fruit and insects. Until 2010, the ashy-fronted bulbul was also considered as a subspecies of the olive-winged bulbul. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-winged Bulbul sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 473 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 30th most-seen of the 228 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.
February–March and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-winged Bulbul in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against about 10% in November, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive-winged 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Olive-winged Bulbul sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Johor Bahru (Malaysia, about 30%) and Singapore (Singapore, about 20%).
Same genus: Pycnonotus
The closest relatives of the Olive-winged Bulbul that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (genus Pycnonotus, Typical Bulbuls) are Yellow-vented Bulbul (about 80%), Red-eyed Bulbul (about 30%) and Stripe-throated Bulbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olive-winged Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Kuala Lumpur (473 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.
