Atimastillas flavicollis
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The yellow-gorgeted greenbul (Atimastillas flavicollis), formerly known as the yellow-throated leaflove, is a species of passerine bird in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
The yellow-gorgeted greenbul was originally described in the genus Haematornis (a synonym for Pycnonotus) and later classified within Chlorocichla before being moved to the genus Atimastillas in 2010. Not all authorities have adopted this latest genus change. Formerly, various authorities have classified the yellow-gorgeted greenbul in several other genera, including Criniger, Ixus and Xenocichla (a synonym for Bleda). Alternatively, some authorities have classified the yellow-gorgeted greenbul as synonymous with the yellow-throated greenbul. Alternate names for the yellow-gorgeted greenbul include the mango bulbul, yellowthroat and yellow-throated greenbul. The alternate name 'yellowthroat' is not to be confused with the species of the genus Geothlypis.
The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. It was formerly considered to...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul sighting in Mole National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 191st most-seen of the 266 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.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul in Mole National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June and August–October, the lowest months. July has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-gorgeted 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.
5th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul sightings, Mole National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 20%), Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 10%) and Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Mole National Park (26 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.
