Pycnonotus flavescens
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Flavescent Bulbul sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 589 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 107th most-seen of the 360 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Flavescent Bulbul in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to October, the lowest months. Those are among Kaeng Krachan National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in September.
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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Flavescent Bulbul sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 40%) and Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same genus: Pycnonotus
The closest relatives of the Flavescent Bulbul that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Pycnonotus, Typical Bulbuls) are Black-crested Bulbul (about 70%), Ayeyarwady Bulbul (about 60%) and Stripe-throated Bulbul (about 50%), 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 Kaeng Krachan National Park (589 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.
