Pycnonotus pseudosimplex
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The cream-eyed bulbul (Pycnonotus pseudosimplex) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the island of Borneo. It was formerly considered a white-eyed color morph of the red-eyed Bornean population of the cream-vented bulbul (P. simplex), especially as actual white-eyed morphs of P. simplex exist outside of Borneo. However, genetic analysis indicates that the Bornean white-eyed population is genetically distinct from P. simplex and most closely related the ashy-fronted bulbul (P. cinereifrons) of Palawan in the Philippines, whereas the Bornean red-eyed population is most closely related to white-eyed P. simplex from mainland Southeast Asia, though it could still warrant recognition as a separate subspecies or even species. Unlike the Bornean cream-vented bulbul, the cream-eyed bulbul is also much more habitat-restricted, occurring mostly in old-growth hill forests. Wikipedia →
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Malaysia · 2026
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cream-eyed Bulbul sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 197 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 108th most-seen of the 258 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.
January, July–August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cream-eyed Bulbul in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against about 10% in February–June, September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cream-eyed Bulbul 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 3 parks where we can rate Cream-eyed Bulbul sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sepilok (Malaysia, under 5%) and Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, under 5%).
Same genus: Pycnonotus
The closest relatives of the Cream-eyed Bulbul that you can see in Danum Valley Conservation Area (genus Pycnonotus, Typical Bulbuls) are Red-eyed Bulbul (about 40%), Yellow-vented Bulbul (about 20%) and Cream-vented Bulbul (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cream-eyed Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (197 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
