Thescelocichla leucopleura
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The swamp palm bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is monotypic within the genus Thescelocichla. The swamp palm bulbul was originally described in the genus Phyllastrephus. Alternative names for the swamp palm bulbul include the swamp bulbul, swamp greenbul, swamp palm greenbul, white-tailed greenbul and white-tailed palm greenbul. The alternate name 'white-tailed greenbul' is also used by the honeyguide greenbul and Sjöstedt's greenbul.
The swamp palm bulbul is found from Senegal and Gambia to north-eastern and central Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and moist savanna.
It is an insectivore.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Greenbul sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 144 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 66th 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 and July–August
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Greenbul in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January–February, April and June, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Swamp Greenbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Swamp Greenbul sightings, Kakum National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Taï National Park (Ivory Coast, about 10%) and Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Swamp Greenbul that you can see in Kakum National Park (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 50%), Slender-billed Greenbul (about 50%) and Little Greenbul (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Swamp Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (144 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.
