Phyllastrephus strepitans
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The northern brownbul (Phyllastrephus strepitans) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
The northern brownbul was originally described in the genus Criniger. Alternate names include the East African scrub bulbul and northern brown bulbul. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brownbul sighting in Meru National Park on a given day, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brownbul in Meru National Park on a given day, against about 20% in September and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Meru National Park's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against almost none in July. May and July–August have too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Brownbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Northern Brownbul sightings, Meru National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Brownbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Meru National Park (75 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.
