Phyllastrephus strepitans
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brownbul sighting in Mkomazi National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 192nd most-seen of the 272 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brownbul in Mkomazi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and November–December, the lowest months. May has 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.
6th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Northern Brownbul sightings, Mkomazi National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Meru National Park (Kenya, about 40%), Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 10%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Northern Brownbul that you can see in Mkomazi National Park (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 50%), Sombre Greenbul (about 20%) and Olive-headed Greenbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Brownbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Mkomazi National Park (18 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.
