Chestnut Bulbul

Chestnut Bulbul

Hemixos castanonotus

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Zhuhai [Macau]

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

12 Verified sightings at Zhuhai [Macau]
February Best month

About the Chestnut Bulbul

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 →

Sounds

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China · 2026

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Song0:22

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Call0:35

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© ZHOU Ying · XC953129 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~40%
2 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~30%
3 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~30%
4 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
~30%
5 Hefei 🇨🇳 China
~20%
6 Ningbo 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~10%
8 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut Bulbul in Zhuhai [Macau]?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Bulbul sighting in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 40th most-seen of the 48 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chestnut Bulbul in Zhuhai [Macau]?

February

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Bulbul in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–August and October, the lowest months. That is one of Zhuhai [Macau]'s driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 290 mm in June.

Is Zhuhai [Macau] the best place to see a Chestnut Bulbul?

11th of 14

Of the 14 cities where we can rate Chestnut Bulbul sightings, Zhuhai [Macau] ranks 11th at about 10%. The best odds are in Fuzhou (China, about 40%), Changsha (China, about 30%) and Hangzhou (China, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Chestnut Bulbul live in Zhuhai [Macau]?

Same family: Pycnonotidae

The closest relatives of the Chestnut Bulbul that you can see in Zhuhai [Macau] (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Light-vented Bulbul (over 90%) and Red-whiskered Bulbul (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Chestnut Bulbul sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chestnut Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Zhuhai [Macau] (12 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.

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