Pycnonotus leucotis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The white-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis) is a member of the bulbul family. It is found in south-western Asia from India to the Arabian peninsula. The white-eared bulbul was originally described in the genus Ixos. The white-eared bulbul is considered to belong to a superspecies along with the Himalayan bulbul, white-spectacled bulbul, African red-eyed bulbul, Cape bulbul, and the common bulbul. Formerly, some authorities considered the white-eared bulbul to be a subspecies of the Himalayan Bulbul.
The white-eared bulbul is rotund in appearance, and has a brownish-grey body. The tail of this bird is relatively long, tapering outwards. Starting off black, the tail feathers end in white tips. The head of the white-eared bulbul is black, with the area around its cheeks bearing a large white spot. The eye rings of the bulbul are... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoo Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | San Antonio Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 5 | National Zoological Gardens of Sri Lanka | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Bird Kingdom | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-eared Bulbul sighting in Lahore on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 72 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-eared Bulbul in Lahore on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and December, the lowest months. That is one of Lahore's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 160 mm in July. June and July have too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-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.
16th of 25
Of the 25 cities where we can rate White-eared Bulbul sightings, Lahore ranks 16th at about 10%. The best odds are in Doha (Qatar, over 90%), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, over 90%) and Dubai (United Arab Emirates, about 90%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the White-eared Bulbul that you can see in Lahore (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are House Crow (about 90%), House Sparrow (about 80%) and Purple Sunbird (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-eared Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Lahore (7 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.
