Yellow-eared Bulbul

Yellow-eared Bulbul

Pycnonotus penicillatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Horton Plains National Park

Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park

White-browed Bulbul
LC

White-browed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus luteolus

<5% · Rare
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

Insufficient data
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

0–10% · With luck
Sri Lanka White-eye
LC

Sri Lanka White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops ceylonensis

90–100% · Very likely
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

90–100% · Very likely
Hill Swallow

Hill Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundo domicola

80–90% · Very likely
Dull-blue Flycatcher
NT

Dull-blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias sordidus

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

70–80% · Very likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

70–80% · Likely
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

60–70% · Likely
Indian Blackbird
LC

Indian Blackbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus simillimus

60–70% · Likely
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
90–100
Feb
80–90
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
90–100
Aug
80–90
Sep
80–90
Oct
90–100
Nov
80–90
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
80–90%
2 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-eared Bulbul in Horton Plains National Park?

About 85% of visitor-days record a Yellow-eared Bulbul sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 375 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow-eared Bulbul in Horton Plains National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-eared Bulbul in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.

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