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Black Bulbul

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Taroko National Park
449 Verified records at Taroko National Park
March 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Black Bulbul sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 449 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Brown-eared Bulbul
LC

Brown-eared Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes amaurotis

Insufficient data
Styan's Bulbul
VU

Styan's Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus taivanus

20–30% · Possible
Light-vented Bulbul
LC Endemic

Light-vented Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus sinensis

10–20% · With luck
Collared Finchbill
LC Endemic

Collared Finchbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spizixos semitorques

10–20% · With luck
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Taiwan Yuhina
LC

Taiwan Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yuhina brunneiceps

60–70% · Likely
White-eared Sibia
LC

White-eared Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia auricularis

60–70% · Likely
Green-backed Tit
LC Endemic

Green-backed Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus monticolus

50–60% · Likely
Steere's Liocichla
LC

Steere's Liocichla

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Liocichla steerii

40–50% · Likely
Asian House Martin
LC

Asian House Martin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Delichon dasypus

40–50% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

40–50% · Likely
White-whiskered Laughingthrush
NT

White-whiskered Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron morrisonianum

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Taroko National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Bulbul sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 449 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

March has the highest sighting rate for Black Bulbul in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.

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