Alophoixus finschii
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Finsch's Bulbul sighting in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 142nd most-seen of the 293 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Finsch's Bulbul in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and October–November, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Finsch's Bulbul sightings, Taman Negara National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same genus: Alophoixus
The closest relatives of the Finsch's Bulbul that you can see in Taman Negara National Park (genus Alophoixus, Bearded Bulbuls and Allies) are Brown-cheeked Bulbul (about 40%) and Yellow-bellied Bulbul (about 40%), 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 Taman Negara National Park (85 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.
