Ayeyarwady Bulbul

Ayeyarwady Bulbul

Pycnonotus blanfordi

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
at Kaeng Krachan National Park

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

2,711 Verified sightings at Kaeng Krachan National Park From 2019 to 2026
5,050 In all 6 parks
July Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Ayeyarwady Bulbul

The Ayeyarwady bulbul (Pycnonotus blanfordi) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Until 2016, the Ayeyarwady bulbul was considered to be conspecific with the streak-eared bulbul (now Pycnonotus conradi). Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:55

Myanmar · 2022

© Thet Zaw Naing · XC768137 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:14

Thailand · 2020

© Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai) · XC598483 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:47

Myanmar · 2025

© Ding Li Yong · XC1043727 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~70%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~60%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
6 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
~80%
2 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~70%
3 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
~70%
4 Đà Nẵng 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~60%
5 Yangon 🇲🇲 Myanmar
~50%
6 Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Ayeyarwady Bulbul in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Likely

About 60% of wildlife watchers report an Ayeyarwady Bulbul sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 2,711 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 360 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Ayeyarwady Bulbul in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

July

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Ayeyarwady Bulbul in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against about 50% in February, April–May, September and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Kaeng Krachan National Park's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 30 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see an Ayeyarwady Bulbul?

Between 5 and 8 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ayeyarwady Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Kaeng Krachan National Park the best place to see an Ayeyarwady Bulbul?

2nd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Ayeyarwady Bulbul sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 2nd at about 60%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 70%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Ayeyarwady Bulbul live in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Same genus: Pycnonotus

The closest relatives of the Ayeyarwady Bulbul that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Pycnonotus, Typical Bulbuls) are Black-crested Bulbul (about 70%), Stripe-throated Bulbul (about 50%) and Sooty-headed Bulbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Ayeyarwady Bulbul sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ayeyarwady Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (2,711 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.

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