Pycnonotus plumosus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The olive-winged bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It eats fruit and insects. Until 2010, the ashy-fronted bulbul was also considered as a subspecies of the olive-winged bulbul. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-winged Bulbul sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 134th most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-winged Bulbul in Kinabalu Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive-winged Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
11th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Olive-winged Bulbul sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia, about 50%), Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 40%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Pycnonotus
The closest relatives of the Olive-winged Bulbul that you can see in Kinabalu Park (genus Pycnonotus, Typical Bulbuls) are Flavescent Bulbul (about 20%), 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 Olive-winged Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabalu Park (49 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.
