Pycnonotus sinensis
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The light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis), also called the Chinese bulbul, is a species of bird in the bulbul family found in Asia. A common species of songbird that favors lightly wooded habitats, it can frequently be seen in towns, suburbs and urban parks within its range.
The light-vented bulbul is around 19 cm (7.5 in) in length. It has a black crown and moustachial stripe, with white patches covering the nape and the sides of its black head. It has white plumage from its eyes to the back of its head. The upperparts are greyish-brown mixed with olive. The wings and tail are brown fringed with bright olive. The underparts are whitish with a pale brown breastband. It is noisy and sings very brightly and variably with a cha-ko-lee...cha-ko-lee... sound.
In Hong Kong, the light-vented bulbul is abundant in lightly wooded areas, cultivated land and shrubland, whereas the red-whiskered bulbul is the common bulbul of suburbs and urban parks.[1] In Taiwan, however, the light-vented bulbul dominates all of these habitats, though it is replaced along the east coast by Styan's bulbul. Chinese bulbuls are seen frequently in Shanghai, where it is perhaps the third most... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Taichung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Shijiazhuang | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Kaohsiung | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 6 | Suzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Shanghai | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 8 | Chengdu | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Tainan | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 10 | Changsha | 🇨🇳 China |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoo Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Beijing Wildlife Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 4 | 无锡动物园 | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Edward Youde Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Light-vented Bulbul sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 897 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 183 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to March
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Light-vented Bulbul in Tuen Mun on a given day, against about 50% in April, the lowest month. Those are among Tuen Mun's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 290 mm in June.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Light-vented Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
27th of 47
Of the 47 cities where we can rate Light-vented Bulbul sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 27th at about 70%. The best odds are in Zhuhai [Macau] (China, over 90%), Taichung (Taiwan, over 90%) and Shijiazhuang (China, over 90%).
Same genus: Pycnonotus
The closest relatives of the Light-vented Bulbul that you can see in Tuen Mun (genus Pycnonotus, Typical Bulbuls) are Red-whiskered Bulbul (about 80%) and Sooty-headed Bulbul (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Light-vented Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Tuen Mun (897 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.
