Brown-eared Bulbul

Brown-eared Bulbul

Hypsipetes amaurotis

Silhouette: PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely
at Nagoya

In 3 days >90%

4,723 Verified sightings at Nagoya
231 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Brown-eared Bulbul

The brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) is a medium-sized bulbul native to eastern Asia. It is extremely common within the northern parts of its range and can be found from southern Sakhalin to the northern Philippines.

The brown-eared bulbul was originally described in the genus Turdus. Later, some authorities placed it in the genus Ixos and then the genus Microscelis, before being re-classified to Hypsipetes in 2010. Alternate names for the brown-eared bulbul include the Asian brown-eared bulbul, chestnut-eared bulbul, and Eurasian brown-eared bulbul.

Found on southern Karafuto, Japan and South Korea Found on the Bonin... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:49

South Korea · 2026

© Uku Paal · XC1097342 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:32

Japan · 2019

© Markus Jacobs · XC475534 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:22

China · 2015

© Tom Beeke · XC295956 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
~40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gwangju 🇰🇷 South Korea
>90%
2 Sendai 🇯🇵 Japan
~90%
3 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
~90%
4 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
~90%
5 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
~90%
6 Daejeon 🇰🇷 South Korea
~80%
7 Busan 🇰🇷 South Korea
~80%
8 Sapporo 🇯🇵 Japan
~80%
9 Hiroshima 🇯🇵 Japan
~80%
10 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
~70%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Ueno Zoo 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity
2 Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) 🇯🇵 Japan In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-eared Bulbul in Nagoya?

Very likely

About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-eared Bulbul sighting in Nagoya on a given day, based on 4,723 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 165 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown-eared Bulbul in Nagoya?

June and October–March

In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-eared Bulbul in Nagoya on a given day, against about 70% in August, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Brown-eared Bulbul?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-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.

Is Nagoya the best place to see a Brown-eared Bulbul?

4th of 19

Of the 19 cities where we can rate Brown-eared Bulbul sightings, Nagoya ranks 4th at about 90%. The best odds are in Gwangju (South Korea, over 90%), Sendai (Japan, about 90%) and Seoul (South Korea, about 90%).

Which relatives of the Brown-eared Bulbul live in Nagoya?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Brown-eared Bulbul that you can see in Nagoya (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Carrion Crow (about 90%), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 80%) and Large-billed Crow (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brown-eared Bulbul sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown-eared Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Nagoya (4,723 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.

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