Thescelocichla leucopleura
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The swamp palm bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is monotypic within the genus Thescelocichla. The swamp palm bulbul was originally described in the genus Phyllastrephus. Alternative names for the swamp palm bulbul include the swamp bulbul, swamp greenbul, swamp palm greenbul, white-tailed greenbul and white-tailed palm greenbul. The alternate name 'white-tailed greenbul' is also used by the honeyguide greenbul and Sjöstedt's greenbul.
The swamp palm bulbul is found from Senegal and Gambia to north-eastern and central Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and moist savanna.
It is an insectivore. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Greenbul sighting in Lagos on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 47th most-seen of the 72 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Greenbul in Lagos on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month. That is one of Lagos's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 250 mm in September. June, August–September and November have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Swamp Greenbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Swamp Greenbul sightings, Lagos ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Yaoundé (Cameroon, about 20%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Swamp Greenbul that you can see in Lagos (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 50%) and Simple Greenbul (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Swamp Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Lagos (9 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.
