Hypsipetes amaurotis
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In 3 days >90%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ueno Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Ueno Zoological Gardens (West Garden) | 🇯🇵 Japan |
Very likely
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-eared Bulbul sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 24,718 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 229 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to March
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-eared Bulbul in Tokyo on a given day, against about 60% in August and September, the lowest months.
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.
5th of 19
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Brown-eared Bulbul sightings, Tokyo ranks 5th at about 90%. The best odds are in Gwangju (South Korea, over 90%), Sendai (Japan, about 90%) and Seoul (South Korea, about 90%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Brown-eared Bulbul that you can see in Tokyo (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 80%), Large-billed Crow (about 70%) and White Wagtail (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-eared Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Tokyo (24,718 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.
