Bleda canicapillus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10%
The grey-headed bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical swamps.
The grey-headed bristlebill was originally described in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Bristlebill sighting in Serrekunda on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 162nd most-seen of the 213 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Bristlebill in Serrekunda on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months. That is one of Serrekunda's driest months, with almost no rain against 290 mm in August.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-headed Bristlebill sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Serrekunda, in our data
Serrekunda is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gray-headed Bristlebill sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Gray-headed Bristlebill that you can see in Serrekunda (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 90%) and Little Greenbul (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-headed Bristlebill is recorded against all the birds logged in Serrekunda (15 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.
