Phyllastrephus strepitans
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The northern brownbul (Phyllastrephus strepitans) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
The northern brownbul was originally described in the genus Criniger. Alternate names include the East African scrub bulbul and northern brown bulbul. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brownbul sighting in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, based on 98 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 380 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, July and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Brownbul in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–June, August–September and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Brownbul sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Northern Brownbul sightings, Tsavo West National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Meru National Park (Kenya, about 40%).
Same family: Pycnonotidae
The closest relatives of the Northern Brownbul that you can see in Tsavo West National Park (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 50%) and Sombre Greenbul (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Brownbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo West National Park (98 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.
