Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

Eurillas latirostris

Silhouette: PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Volcanoes National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

102 Verified sightings at Volcanoes National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,296 In all 9 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

The yellow-whiskered greenbul or yellow-whiskered bulbul (Eurillas latirostris) is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in western and central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

The yellow-whiskered greenbul was originally described in the genus Andropadus and was re-classified to the genus Eurillas in 2010. Alternatively, some authorities classify the yellow-whiskered greenbul in the genus Pycnonotus.

Found from south-eastern Nigeria to southern Sudan, western Kenya, western Tanzania, south-central Democratic Republic of Congo and northern Angola Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Kenya · 2025

© isaac kilusu · XC1052287 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Burundi · 2025

© Bram Piot · XC1021971 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Kenya · 2024

© Peter Boesman · XC948189 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~50%
3 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
4 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~20%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~20%
6 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
~20%
7 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
8 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
2 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-whiskered Greenbul in Volcanoes National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-whiskered Greenbul sighting in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, based on 102 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 156 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-whiskered Greenbul in Volcanoes National Park?

July

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-whiskered Greenbul in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Volcanoes National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 250 mm in April.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-whiskered Greenbul?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-whiskered 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.

Which relatives of the Yellow-whiskered Greenbul live in Volcanoes National Park?

Same family: Pycnonotidae

The closest relatives of the Yellow-whiskered Greenbul that you can see in Volcanoes National Park (family Pycnonotidae, Bulbuls) are Common Bulbul (about 70%) and Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow-whiskered Greenbul sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-whiskered Greenbul is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcanoes National Park (102 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.

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