Common Bristlebill
Common Bristlebill

Common Bristlebill

Bleda syndactylus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
171 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-tailed bristlebill (Bleda syndactylus) or common bristlebill, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is widely present throughout the African tropical rainforest. It prefers primary over secondary forests. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bristlebill sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 171 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Green-tailed Bristlebill
NT

Green-tailed Bristlebill

Bird

Bleda eximius

Insufficient data
Red-tailed Greenbul
LC

Red-tailed Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Criniger calurus

60–70% · Likely
🐦 No photo available
LC

Xavier's Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus xavieri

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely
Little Greenbul
LC

Little Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas virens

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
LC

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas latirostris

20–30% · Possible
Toro Olive-Greenbul
LC

Toro Olive-Greenbul

Bird

Phyllastrephus hypochloris

20–30% · Possible
Joyful Greenbul
LC

Joyful Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorocichla laetissima

Insufficient data
Icterine Greenbul
LC

Icterine Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus icterinus

10–20% · With luck
Slender-billed Greenbul
LC

Slender-billed Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stelgidillas gracilirostris

10–20% · With luck
Gray Greenbul
LC

Gray Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas gracilis

10–20% · With luck
Swamp Greenbul
LC

Swamp Greenbul

Bird

Thescelocichla leucopleura

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Bristlebill in Semuliki National Park?

About 45% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bristlebill sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 171 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Bristlebill in Semuliki National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Common Bristlebill in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.

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