Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
50–60%
2 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
0–10%
3 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
0–10%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
5 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-capped Bulbul in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 59% of visitor-days record a Black-capped Bulbul sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 855 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-capped Bulbul in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Bulbul in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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