Pycnonotus flavescens
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in south-eastern Asia. Alternate names for the flavescent bulbul include Blyth's bulbul, flavescent green bulbul and round-tailed green bulbul.
The natural habitat of the flavescent bulbul is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Images at ADW Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Flavescent Bulbul sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 553 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 247 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.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Flavescent Bulbul in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against about 10% in January, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Flavescent Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Flavescent Bulbul sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 40%).
Same genus: Pycnonotus
The closest relatives of the Flavescent Bulbul that you can see in Kinabalu Park (genus Pycnonotus, Typical Bulbuls) are Yellow-vented Bulbul (about 20%) and Red-eyed Bulbul (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Flavescent Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabalu Park (553 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.
