Yellow-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus penicillatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPycnonotus (Typical Bulbuls)
- SpeciesPycnonotus penicillatus (Yellow-eared Bulbul)
The yellow-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is an endemic resident breeder in the highlands of Sri Lanka. The common name is also used as an alternate name for the yellow-throated bulbul. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eared Bulbul sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Black-capped Bulbul
Pycnonotus melanicterus
White-browed Bulbul
Pycnonotus luteolus
Square-tailed Bulbul
Hypsipetes ganeesa
Orange-billed Babbler
Turdoides rufescens
Sri Lanka Drongo
Dicrurus lophorinus
White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens
Orange Minivet
Pericrocotus flammeus
Ceylon Magpie
Urocissa ornata
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Ceylon Myna
Gracula ptilogenys
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Spot-winged Thrush
Geokichla spiloptera
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-eared Bulbul in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-eared Bulbul sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-eared Bulbul in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-eared Bulbul in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.