Pycnonotus flavescens
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in south-eastern Asia. Alternate names for the flavescent bulbul include Blyth's bulbul, flavescent green bulbul and round-tailed green bulbul.
The natural habitat of the flavescent bulbul is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Images at ADW Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Flavescent Bulbul sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 1,441 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 367 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Flavescent Bulbul in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against about 20% in September, the lowest month. That is one of Doi Inthanon National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flavescent Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Flavescent Bulbul sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 20%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same genus: Pycnonotus
The closest relatives of the Flavescent Bulbul that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (genus Pycnonotus, Typical Bulbuls) are Black-crested Bulbul (about 50%), Red-whiskered Bulbul (about 40%) and Sooty-headed Bulbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Flavescent Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (1,441 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.
