Hemixos flavala
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Formerly, some authorities classified the ashy bulbul in the genera Hypsipetes and Microscelis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Bulbul sighting in Manas National Park on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 228th most-seen of the 377 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Bulbul in Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months. Those are among Manas National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 1070 mm in June.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
7th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Ashy Bulbul sightings, Manas National Park ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 40%), Namdapha National Park (India, about 40%) and Jim Corbett National Park (India, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Ashy Bulbul that you can see in Manas National Park (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Red-whiskered Bulbul (about 50%), Black-crested Bulbul (about 40%) and Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Manas National Park (58 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.
