Eastern Mountain Greenbul
Eastern Mountain Greenbul

Eastern Mountain Greenbul

Arizelocichla nigriceps

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
151 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-headed mountain greenbul (Arizelocichla nigriceps), also known as the mountain greenbul or eastern mountain greenbul, is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is native to the eastern Afromontane. Its diet consists of fruit and nectar. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Mountain Greenbul sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 151 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
LC

Yellow-bellied Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorocichla flaviventris

5–10% · With luck
Gray-olive Greenbul
LC

Gray-olive Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus cerviniventris

<5% · Rare
Cabanis's Greenbul
LC

Cabanis's Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus cabanisi

<5% · Rare
Sombre Greenbul
LC

Sombre Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Andropadus importunus

Insufficient data
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

50–60% · Likely
Rufous-tailed Weaver
LC

Rufous-tailed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Histurgops ruficauda

30–40% · Possible
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

30–40% · Possible
Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

30–40% · Possible
Hildebrandt's Starling
LC

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

30–40% · Possible
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

30–40% · Possible
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
LC

Fischer's Sparrow-Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremopterix leucopareia

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Mountain Greenbul in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Mountain Greenbul sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 151 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eastern Mountain Greenbul in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

November has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Mountain Greenbul in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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