Bleda canicapillus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The grey-headed bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical swamps.
The grey-headed bristlebill was originally described in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger).
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Bristlebill sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 113 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Bristlebill in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October, the lowest month. Those are among Kakum National Park's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in January.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-headed Bristlebill 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Gray-headed Bristlebill sightings, Kakum National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Taï National Park (Ivory Coast, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-headed Bristlebill is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (113 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.
