Pycnonotus luteolus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The white-browed bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in Sri Lanka and peninsular India. Largely olive coloured above with whitish underparts, it has a pale supercilium and a yellow vent. They are found in dense scrub habitats, where they skulk within vegetation and can be difficult to see although their loud and distinct burst of calls is distinctive.
It has olive-grey upperparts and whitish underparts. This species is identifiable by the white supercilium, white crescent below the eye, and dark eyestripe and moustachial stripe. The vent is yellowish and there is some yellow on the chin and moustache. The throat is, however, largely whitish unlike in the similar looking and sounding yellow-throated bulbul, which is found in rockier habitats. Three or four hair-like filoplumes are... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Mysuru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Bhubaneshwar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Vasai-Virar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Puducherry | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Nagpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Bulbul sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 894 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 283 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May–June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Bulbul in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in July to September, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-browed Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
10th of 20
Of the 20 cities where we can rate White-browed Bulbul sightings, Mumbai ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Thrissur (India, about 50%), Mysuru (India, about 30%) and Bhubaneshwar (India, about 20%).
Same genus: Pycnonotus
The closest relatives of the White-browed Bulbul that you can see in Mumbai (genus Pycnonotus, Typical Bulbuls) are Red-whiskered Bulbul (about 40%) and White-eared Bulbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-browed Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Mumbai (894 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.
