Hypsipetes philippinus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Philippine bulbul (Hypsipetes philippinus) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest.
The Philippine bulbul was originally described in the genus Turdus and later placed in the genus Ixos. In 2010, it was re-classified to the genus Hypsipetes as it is very closely related to the type species of that genus, the black bulbul. Until 2010, the Mindoro bulbul, Visayan bulbul and Zamboanga bulbul were all considered as subspecies of the Philippine bulbul.
The Philippine bulbul differs from the rest with its lighter plummage, smaller bill and different call. Hypsipetes philippinus saturatior - (Hartert, 1916): Found in eastern-central and southern Philippines It is a generalist that feeds on fruit and insects. Fledglings of the Philippine bulbul were recorded on Mindanao in late April... Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Philippine Bulbul sighting in Manila on a given day, based on 595 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 39th most-seen of the 191 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–June, August–September and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Philippine Bulbul in Manila on a given day, against about 10% in July, October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Philippine Bulbul 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 Philippine Bulbul sightings, Manila ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cebu City (Philippines, about 70%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Philippine Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Manila (595 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.
