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Black Bulbul

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Khangchendzonga National Park
62 Verified records at Khangchendzonga National Park
May 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Bulbul sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park

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
Mountain Bulbul
LC

Mountain Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ixos mcclellandii

5–10% · 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

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
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 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 Khangchendzonga National Park?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Black Bulbul sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Black Bulbul in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.

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