Mountain Bulbul
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Mountain Bulbul

Ixos mcclellandii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Khangchendzonga National Park
12 Verified records at Khangchendzonga 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bulbul sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park

Black Bulbul
LC Endemic

Black Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

20–30% · Possible
White-cheeked Bulbul
LC

White-cheeked Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus leucogenys

20–30% · Possible
Striated Bulbul

Striated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus striatus

10–20% · With luck
Ashy Bulbul
LC

Ashy Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemixos flavala

<5% · Rare
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

40–50% · Likely
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Drongo
LC

Ashy Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus leucophaeus

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
LC

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

30–40% · Possible
Verditer Flycatcher
LC

Verditer Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias thalassinus

30–40% · Possible
Green-tailed Sunbird
LC

Green-tailed Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga nipalensis

30–40% · Possible
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Khangchendzonga National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bulbul sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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