Pycnonotus blanfordi
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Phnom Penh | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | |
| 4 | Đà Nẵng | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Yangon | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | |
| 6 | Cần Thơ | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ayeyarwady Bulbul sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 171 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 213 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.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ayeyarwady Bulbul in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October and December, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Ayeyarwady Bulbul sightings, Khao Sok National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 70%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Pycnonotus
The closest relatives of the Ayeyarwady Bulbul that you can see in Khao Sok National Park (genus Pycnonotus, Typical Bulbuls) are Black-crested Bulbul (about 50%), Stripe-throated Bulbul (about 40%) and Red-eyed Bulbul (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ayeyarwady Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Khao Sok National Park (171 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.
