Mountain Bulbul
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Mountain Bulbul

Ixos mcclellandii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kaeng Krachan National Park
486 Verified records at Kaeng Krachan National Park
November 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bulbul sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 486 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park

Streaked Bulbul
NT

Streaked Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ixos malaccensis

Insufficient data
🐦 No photo available
LC

Ayeyarwady Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus blanfordi

50–60% · Likely
Stripe-throated Bulbul
LC

Stripe-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

50–60% · Likely
Ochraceous Bulbul
LC

Ochraceous Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus ochraceus

40–50% · Likely
Olive Bulbul
LC

Olive Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Iole viridescens

30–40% · Possible
Sooty-headed Bulbul
LC

Sooty-headed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus aurigaster

10–20% · With luck
Flavescent Bulbul
LC

Flavescent Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus flavescens

10–20% · With luck
Ashy Bulbul
LC

Ashy Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemixos flavala

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-vented Bulbul
LC

Yellow-vented Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus goiavier

5–10% · Rare
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

Insufficient data
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

Insufficient data
White-rumped Shama
LC

White-rumped Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus malabaricus

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Kaeng Krachan National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bulbul sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 486 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mountain Bulbul in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Bulbul in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.

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