Phyllastrephus scandens
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The red-tailed leaflove (Phyllastrephus scandens) is a species of leaflove in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is mainly native to the African tropical rainforest. Although originally described in the genus Phyllastrephus, the red-tailed leaflove was briefly transferred to the former genus Pyrrhurus (now subsumed into Phyllastrephus) during the period 2009-2010 by the IOC. Some other authorities continue to classify the red-tailed leaflove in the genus Pyrrhurus. Alternate names for the red-tailed leaflove include the African leaflove, common leaflove, leaflove and plain leaflove.
Found from northern Cameroon to southern Sudan, central Uganda, western Tanzania and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo The red-tailed leaflove is found across western and central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Leaf-love sighting in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 326th most-seen of the 362 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 a Leaf-love in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leaf-love sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Leaf-love sightings, Lake Mburo National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Leaf-love that you can see in Lake Mburo National Park (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 60%) and Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Leaf-love is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Mburo National Park (8 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.
