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Black Bulbul

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Royal Bardia National Park
12 Verified records at Royal Bardia National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus), also known as the Himalayan black bulbul or Asian black bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found primarily in the Himalayas, its range stretching from Pakistan eastward to Southeast Asia. It is the type species of the genus Hypsipetes, established by Nicholas Aylward Vigors in the early 1830s. There are a number of subspecies, mostly varying in the shade of the body plumage which ranges from grey to black, and some also occur in white-headed morphs, as also suggested by its specific epithet leucocephalus, literally "white head". The legs and bill are always rich orange-red. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Bulbul sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park

Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

50–60% · Likely
White-cheeked Bulbul
LC

White-cheeked Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus leucogenys

5–10% · With luck
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

50–60% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

50–60% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

50–60% · Likely
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

40–50% · Likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

40–50% · Likely
Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

40–50% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

40–50% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
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 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
40–50%
2 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
30–40%
3 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
30–40%
4 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
9 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
10 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
11 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
12 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
13 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Bulbul in Royal Bardia National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Black Bulbul sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Bulbul in Royal Bardia National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Black Bulbul in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.

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