Gray-olive Greenbul

Gray-olive Greenbul

Phyllastrephus cerviniventris

Silhouette: PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Lake Manyara National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

10 Verified sightings at Lake Manyara National Park From 2019 to 2026
140 In all 7 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Gray-olive Greenbul

The grey-olive greenbul (Phyllastrephus cerviniventris), or grey-olive bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern and south-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Zambia · 2024

© Dries Van de Loock · XC872304 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Zambia · 2026

© Magnus Wadstein · XC1185108 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Zambia · 2021

© Hans Matheve · XC699559 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
3 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
4 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
5 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-olive Greenbul in Lake Manyara National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-olive Greenbul sighting in Lake Manyara National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 235th most-seen of the 307 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.

When is the best time to see a Gray-olive Greenbul in Lake Manyara National Park?

February

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-olive Greenbul in Lake Manyara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Gray-olive Greenbul?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-olive 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.

Is Lake Manyara National Park the best place to see a Gray-olive Greenbul?

5th of 7

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Gray-olive Greenbul sightings, Lake Manyara National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Meru National Park (Kenya, about 10%), Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 10%) and Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Gray-olive Greenbul live in Lake Manyara National Park?

Same family: Pycnonotidae

The closest relatives of the Gray-olive Greenbul that you can see in Lake Manyara National Park (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 70%) and Yellow-bellied Greenbul (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Gray-olive Greenbul sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gray-olive Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Manyara National Park (10 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.

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