Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusHypsipetes (Hypsipetes Bulbuls)
- SpeciesHypsipetes leucocephalus (Black Bulbul)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
White-cheeked Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
Alophoixus flaveolus
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Indian Pied Starling
Gracupica contra
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 10 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 11 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 12 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Bulbul in Chitwan National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Black Bulbul sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Bulbul in Chitwan National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black Bulbul in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.