Eurillas curvirostris
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The plain greenbul (Eurillas curvirostris) is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is mainly native to the Guineo-Congolian region. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The plain greenbul was originally described in the genus Andropadus and was re-classified to the genus Eurillas in 2010. Alternatively, some authorities classify the plain greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus. Two subspecies are recognized:
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Greenbul sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 130 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Greenbul in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January and February, the lowest months. That is one of Kakum National Park's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 35 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain Greenbul sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Plain Greenbul sightings, Kakum National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same genus: Eurillas
The closest relatives of the Plain Greenbul that you can see in Kakum National Park (genus Eurillas, Small Greenbuls) are Little Greenbul (about 50%), Yellow-whiskered Greenbul (about 30%) and Gray Greenbul (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (130 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.
