Baeopogon indicator
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The honeyguide greenbul (Baeopogon indicator) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is widespread throughout the African tropical rainforest. The honeyguide greenbul was originally described in the genus Criniger and was later re-classified to the genus Baeopogon. Alternate names for the honeyguide greenbul include the honeyguide bulbul and white-tailed greenbul. The latter name is also used as an alternate name by Sjöstedt's greenbul and the swamp palm bulbul.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 4 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Honeyguide Greenbul sighting in Taï National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 74 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Honeyguide Greenbul 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 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Honeyguide Greenbul sightings, Taï National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Honeyguide Greenbul that you can see in Taï National Park (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Little Greenbul (about 20%), Bearded Bulbul (about 20%) and Yellow-whiskered Greenbul (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Honeyguide Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Taï National Park (6 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.
