Bleda syndactylus
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The red-tailed bristlebill (Bleda syndactylus) or common bristlebill, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is widely present throughout the African tropical rainforest. It prefers primary over secondary forests.
The red-tailed bristlebill was originally described in the genus Dasycephala (a synonym for Attila). Found from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to southern Sudan, western Kenya, north-western Zambia It is an ant follower. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bristlebill sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 184 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 280 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bristlebill in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against about 20% in April, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Bristlebill sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Common Bristlebill sightings, Semuliki National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Bristlebill is recorded against all the birds logged in Semuliki National Park (184 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.
