Pycnonotus luteolus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The white-browed bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in Sri Lanka and peninsular India. Largely olive coloured above with whitish underparts, it has a pale supercilium and a yellow vent. They are found in dense scrub habitats, where they skulk within vegetation and can be difficult to see although their loud and distinct burst of calls is distinctive.
It has olive-grey upperparts and whitish underparts. This species is identifiable by the white supercilium, white crescent below the eye, and dark eyestripe and moustachial stripe. The vent is yellowish and there is some yellow on the chin and moustache. The throat is, however, largely whitish unlike in the similar looking and sounding yellow-throated bulbul, which is found in rockier habitats. Three or four hair-like filoplumes are... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Mysuru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Bhubaneshwar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Vasai-Virar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Puducherry | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Nagpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Bulbul sighting in Horton Plains National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 90th most-seen of the 102 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Bulbul in Horton Plains National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-browed 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.
13th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate White-browed Bulbul sightings, Horton Plains National Park ranks 13th at under 5%. The best odds are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%), Wilpattu National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%) and Minneriya National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-browed Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Horton Plains National Park (9 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.
