Buff-vented Bulbul

Buff-vented Bulbul

Iole olivacea

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabalu Park

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Ochraceous Bulbul
LC

Ochraceous Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus ochraceus

50–60% · Likely
Flavescent Bulbul
LC

Flavescent Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus flavescens

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-vented Bulbul
LC

Yellow-vented Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus goiavier

10–20% · With luck
Brown-cheeked Bulbul
EN

Brown-cheeked Bulbul

Bird

Alophoixus bres

10–20% · With luck
Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

Red-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus brunneus

0–10% · With luck
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

0–10% · With luck
Hairy-backed Bulbul
LC

Hairy-backed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tricholestes criniger

0–10% · Rare
Streaked Bulbul
NT

Streaked Bulbul

Bird

Ixos malaccensis

<5% · Rare
Cream-vented Bulbul
LC

Cream-vented Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus simplex

<5% · Rare
Cinereous Bulbul
LC

Cinereous Bulbul

Bird

Hemixos cinereus

<5% · Rare
Olive-winged Bulbul
LC

Olive-winged Bulbul

Bird

Pycnonotus plumosus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-bellied Bulbul
LC

Yellow-bellied Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus phaeocephalus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Buff-vented Bulbul in Kinabalu Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Buff-vented Bulbul sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Buff-vented Bulbul in Kinabalu Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Buff-vented Bulbul in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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