Northern Brownbul
Phyllastrephus strepitans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPhyllastrephus (Typical Greenbuls and Brownbuls)
- SpeciesPhyllastrephus strepitans (Northern Brownbul)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Cabanis's Greenbul
Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul
Atimastillas flavicollis
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Yellow-billed Shrike
Corvinella corvina
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
📅 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 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 7 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Brownbul in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Northern Brownbul sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Brownbul in Kidepo Valley National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Northern Brownbul in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.