Hemixos castanonotus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The chestnut bulbul or chestnut-backed bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in southern China and northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests; it primarily resides in the canopy.
It is an omnivore. Formerly, some authorities classified the chestnut bulbul in the genus Hypsipetes and also as a subspecies of the ashy bulbul. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Bulbul sighting in Xiamen City on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 87 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–May and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Bulbul in Xiamen City on a given day, against about 10% in June–October and December–February, the lowest months.
8th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Chestnut Bulbul sightings, Xiamen City ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Fuzhou (China, about 40%), Changsha (China, about 30%) and Hangzhou (China, about 30%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Chestnut Bulbul that you can see in Xiamen City (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Light-vented Bulbul (about 90%), Red-whiskered Bulbul (about 40%) and Black Bulbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Xiamen City (17 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.
