Phyllastrephus cabanisi
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Cabanis's greenbul (Phyllastrephus cabanisi), also known as Cabanis's bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in east-central and south-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
Cabanis's greenbul was formally described in 1880 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis under the binomial name Trichophorus flaveolus based on a specimen that had been collected in Angola. Unfortunately, the scientific name was pre-occupied by Trichophorus flaveolus that had been introduced by John Gould in 1836 for the white-throated bulbul, now Alophoixus flaveolus. In 1882 the English ornithologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe proposed the replacement name, Criniger cabanisi, with the specific epithet chosen to honour Cabanis who had first described the species. Cabanis's greenbul is now one of 20 greenbuls placed in the genus Phyllastrephus that was introduced in 1832 by William Swainson. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek φυλλον/phullon meaning "leaf" with στρεφω/strephō meaning... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cabanis's Greenbul sighting in Nairobi National Park on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 255th most-seen of the 371 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cabanis's Greenbul in Nairobi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cabanis's 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 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Cabanis's Greenbul sightings, Nairobi National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 20%), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cabanis's Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Nairobi National Park (60 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.
