Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPycnonotus (Typical Bulbuls)
- SpeciesPycnonotus jocosus (Red-whiskered Bulbul)
Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park
White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
House Crow
Corvus splendens
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis
Indian Golden Oriole
Oriolus kundoo
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 13 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 21 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 22 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-whiskered Bulbul in Bandipur National Park?
About 62% of visitor-days record a Red-whiskered Bulbul sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 123 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-whiskered Bulbul in Bandipur National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Red-whiskered Bulbul in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.