Chlorocichla flaviventris
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The yellow-bellied greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern, southern and west-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and dry savanna.
The yellow-bellied greenbul was originally described in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger) and then re-classified within Chlorocichla. Alternate names for the yellow-bellied greenbul include the African yellow-bellied bulbul, yellow-bellied bulbul, yellow-breasted bulbul, yellow-breasted greenbul and yellow-necked greenbul. The latter name is also used as an alternate name by Falkenstein's greenbul. The name 'yellow-bellied bulbul' should not be confused with the species of the same name, Alophoixus phaeocephalus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 10 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 14 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 18 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 21 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 22 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 23 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 24 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Greenbul sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park on a given day, based on 126 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 50th most-seen of the 241 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Greenbul in Lower Zambezi National Park on a given day, against about 30% in May, September and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Lower Zambezi National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 290 mm in January. February and March have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-bellied 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.
4th of 24
Of the 24 parks where we can rate Yellow-bellied Greenbul sightings, Lower Zambezi National Park ranks 4th at about 40%. The best odds are in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 60%), uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 50%) and Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-bellied Greenbul that you can see in Lower Zambezi National Park (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 60%), Terrestrial Brownbul (about 30%) and Sombre Greenbul (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-bellied Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Lower Zambezi National Park (126 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.
