Ixos mcclellandii
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is often placed in Hypsipetes, but seems to be closer to the type species of the genus Ixos, the Sunda bulbul. It is found in Southeast Asia and is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. It is named after British East India Company Surgeon John McClelland.
The mountain bulbul was originally described in the genus Hypsipetes in 1840 by Thomas Horsfield. Alternate names for the mountain bulbul include the green-winged bulbul, McClelland's bulbul, McClelland's rufous-bellied bulbul, mountain streaked bulbul, and rufous-bellied bulbul. The common name, 'mountain bulbul', is also used as an alternate name for the Cameroon greenbul.
Found in eastern Myanmar and north-western Thailand Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 4 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bulbul sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 132 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 136th most-seen of the 388 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bulbul in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and October–January, the lowest months. August and September have too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Mountain Bulbul sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 40%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Mountain Bulbul that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul (about 50%), Black Bulbul (about 50%) and Ashy Bulbul (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (132 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.
