Mountain Bulbul
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Mountain Bulbul

Ixos mcclellandii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Doi Inthanon National Park
1,021 Verified records at Doi Inthanon National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is often placed in Hypsipetes, but seems to be closer to the type species of the genus Ixos, the Sunda bulbul. It is found in Southeast Asia and is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. It is named after British East India Company Surgeon John McClelland. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bulbul sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 1,021 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Doi Inthanon National Park

Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

40–50% · Likely
Flavescent Bulbul
LC

Flavescent Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus flavescens

40–50% · Likely
Black Bulbul
LC Endemic

Black Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

20–30% · Possible
Sooty-headed Bulbul
LC

Sooty-headed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus aurigaster

20–30% · Possible
Puff-throated Bulbul
LC

Puff-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus pallidus

10–20% · With luck
Striated Bulbul

Striated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus striatus

10–20% · With luck
Gray-eyed Bulbul
LC

Gray-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Iole propinqua

10–20% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Ayeyarwady Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus blanfordi

10–20% · With luck
Ashy Bulbul
LC

Ashy Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemixos flavala

10–20% · With luck
Stripe-throated Bulbul
LC

Stripe-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

<5% · Rare
Anderson's Bulbul
LC

Anderson's Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus xanthorrhous

<5% · Rare
Yellow-vented Bulbul
LC

Yellow-vented Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus goiavier

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
2 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
5 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
8 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
9 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Bulbul in Doi Inthanon National Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bulbul sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park, based on 1,021 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mountain Bulbul in Doi Inthanon National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Bulbul in Doi Inthanon National Park in our monthly data.

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