Chlorocichla laetissima
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The joyful greenbul (Chlorocichla laetissima) or joyful bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in east-central Africa. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The joyful greenbul was originally described in the genus Andropadus and later re-classified within Chlorocichla. Two subspecies of the joyful greenbul are recognized: Chlorocichla laetissima laetissima - (Sharpe, 1899): Imatong Mountains, East African and northern Albertine rift montane forests
Chlorocichla laetissima schoutedeni - Prigogine, 1954: southern Albertine rift montane forests Image at ADW Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Joyful Greenbul sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 207th most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Joyful Greenbul in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Joyful 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 2 parks where we can rate Joyful Greenbul sightings, Kibale National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, under 5%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Joyful Greenbul that you can see in Kibale National Park (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 60%), Little Greenbul (about 50%) and Slender-billed Greenbul (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Joyful Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (51 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.
