Eurillas virens
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The little greenbul (Eurillas virens) is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The little greenbul was originally described in the genus Andropadus and was re-classified to the genus Eurillas in 2010. Alternatively, some authorities classify the little greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus.
Includes Hall's greenbul (Eurillas virens [hallae]), named after the British ornithologist Pat Hall and which is only known from a single specimen taken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Hall's greenbul may be a melanistic form of E. v. zombensis... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 6 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Yaoundé | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | |
| 3 | Brazzaville | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 5 | Freetown | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | |
| 6 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Greenbul sighting in Yaoundé on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 54th most-seen of the 72 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Little Greenbul in Yaoundé on a given day, against about 10% in August–October and December–February, the lowest months. March and June–July have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Greenbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Little Greenbul sightings, Yaoundé ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kampala (Uganda, about 20%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Little Greenbul that you can see in Yaoundé (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 90%), Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul (about 20%) and Swamp Greenbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Yaoundé (9 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.
