Sooty-headed Bulbul
Pycnonotus aurigaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPycnonotus (Typical Bulbuls)
- SpeciesPycnonotus aurigaster (Sooty-headed Bulbul)
Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park
Stripe-throated Bulbul
Pycnonotus finlaysoni
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Ayeyarwady Bulbul
Pycnonotus blanfordi
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus goiavier
Gray-eyed Bulbul
Iole propinqua
Puff-throated Bulbul
Alophoixus pallidus
Ashy Bulbul
Hemixos flavala
Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Irena puella
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus
📅 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 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sooty-headed Bulbul in Khao Yai National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Sooty-headed Bulbul sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 97 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sooty-headed Bulbul in Khao Yai National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Sooty-headed Bulbul in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.