Alophoixus flaveolus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The white-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Myanmar and western Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The white-throated bulbul was originally described in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger) until moved to the genus Alophoixus in 2009. Alternate names for the white-throated bulbul include the ashy-fronted bearded bulbul, ashy-fronted bulbul, white-throated bearded bulbul, and yellow-bellied bulbul. The alternate names 'ashy-fronted bulbul' and 'yellow-bellied bulbul' should not be confused with species of the same name (Pycnonotus cinereifrons and Alophoixus phaeocephalus respectively). The common name 'white-throated bulbul' is also used as an alternate name for each of the white-throated greenbul, eastern bearded greenbul, puff-throated bulbul and yellow-bellied bulbul. The alternate name 'white-throated bearded bulbul' is also used as an alternate name for the eastern bearded greenbul. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 759 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and October
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against about 30% in July and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 930 mm in July. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 70%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Black Bulbul (about 50%), Ashy Bulbul (about 40%) and Black-crested Bulbul (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (759 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.
