Phyllastrephus strepitans
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 Samburu National Reserve on a given day, based on 109 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 147th most-seen of the 341 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.
March and June–July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brownbul in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January and September, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Northern Brownbul sightings, Samburu National Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Meru National Park (Kenya, about 40%) and Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Brownbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Samburu National Reserve (109 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.
