Phyllastrephus scandens
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The red-tailed leaflove (Phyllastrephus scandens) is a species of leaflove in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is mainly native to the African tropical rainforest. Although originally described in the genus Phyllastrephus, the red-tailed leaflove was briefly transferred to the former genus Pyrrhurus (now subsumed into Phyllastrephus) during the period 2009-2010 by the IOC. Some other authorities continue to classify the red-tailed leaflove in the genus Pyrrhurus. Alternate names for the red-tailed leaflove include the African leaflove, common leaflove, leaflove and plain leaflove.
Found from northern Cameroon to southern Sudan, central Uganda, western Tanzania and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo The red-tailed leaflove is found across western and central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leaf-love sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 142nd most-seen of the 280 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and December–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Leaf-love in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Semuliki National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in May.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leaf-love 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 Leaf-love sightings, Semuliki National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, under 5%) and Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, under 5%).
Same genus: Phyllastrephus
The closest relatives of the Leaf-love that you can see in Semuliki National Park (genus Phyllastrephus, Typical Greenbuls and Brownbuls) are Xavier's Greenbul (about 60%), Toro Olive-Greenbul (about 20%) and Icterine Greenbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Leaf-love is recorded against all the birds logged in Semuliki National Park (35 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.
