Thescelocichla leucopleura
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The swamp palm bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is monotypic within the genus Thescelocichla. The swamp palm bulbul was originally described in the genus Phyllastrephus. Alternative names for the swamp palm bulbul include the swamp bulbul, swamp greenbul, swamp palm greenbul, white-tailed greenbul and white-tailed palm greenbul. The alternate name 'white-tailed greenbul' is also used by the honeyguide greenbul and Sjöstedt's greenbul.
The swamp palm bulbul is found from Senegal and Gambia to north-eastern and central Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and moist savanna.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Greenbul sighting in Yaoundé on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 72 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Greenbul in Yaoundé on a given day, against about 10% in May and October–February, the lowest months. Those are among Yaoundé's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January. 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 Swamp Greenbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Swamp Greenbul sightings, Yaoundé has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Lagos (Nigeria, about 10%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Swamp Greenbul that you can see in Yaoundé (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 90%), Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul (about 20%) 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 Swamp Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Yaoundé (13 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.
