Alophoixus finschii
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Finsch's bulbul (Iole finschii) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Finsch's bulbul was originally described in the genus Criniger, moved to the genus Alophoixus in 2009, and to genus Iole in 2020. Alternate names for Finsch's bulbul include the dwarf bearded bulbul, dwarf bulbul and Finsch's bearded bulbul. The common name and scientific name commemorate the German ethnographer, naturalist and colonial explorer Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Finsch's Bulbul sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, based on 188 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 113th 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.
March and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Finsch's Bulbul in Danum Valley Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Finsch's 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 Finsch's Bulbul sightings, Danum Valley Conservation Area has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 10%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Finsch's Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Danum Valley Conservation Area (188 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.
