Alophoixus finschii
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days <5%
Finsch's bulbul (Iole finschii) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Finsch's bulbul was originally described in the genus Criniger, moved to the genus Alophoixus in 2009, and to genus Iole in 2020. Alternate names for Finsch's bulbul include the dwarf bearded bulbul, dwarf bulbul and Finsch's bearded bulbul. The common name and scientific name commemorate the German ethnographer, naturalist and colonial explorer Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Finsch's Bulbul sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 212th most-seen of the 242 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Finsch's Bulbul in Sepilok on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Finsch's Bulbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Finsch's Bulbul sightings, Sepilok ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 10%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same genus: Alophoixus
The closest relatives of the Finsch's Bulbul that you can see in Sepilok (genus Alophoixus, Bearded Bulbuls and Allies) are Brown-cheeked Bulbul (about 20%) and Yellow-bellied Bulbul (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Finsch's Bulbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Sepilok (10 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.
