Birds · Not heard for 36 days.

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

First heard here 21 Sept · last heard 1 Oct · 3 days in the last year · 4 detections on record

Hear it

A clear recording song, recorded in Australia

Marc Anderson, xeno-canto, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Trimmed to 20 seconds.

Heard here by the park sensor, 92% match

Raw and a bit distant; the bird was somewhere in the park, not next to the microphone.

What to look for

The red-whiskered bulbul, or crested bulbul, is a passerine bird native to Asia. It is a member of the bulbul family. It is a resident frugivore found mainly in tropical Asia. It has been introduced in many tropical areas of the world where populations have established themselves. It has a loud three or four note call, feeds on fruits and small insects and perches conspicuously on trees. It is common in hill forests and urban gardens.

Read more on Wikipedia (Red-whiskered bulbul)

When it has been heard

Detections per day, last 30 days. Heard on 0 of them.

Busiest day so far: Thursday 1 October, 2 detections between 8:40am and 8:42am.

Time of day

When it calls, last 30 days. Darker is busier.

Busiest around 8am. From 3 days with hourly counts.

Day	Heard	First	Last	Peak confidence
1 Oct	2	8:40am	8:42am	95%
26 Sept	1	5:48am	5:48am	79%
21 Sept	1	8:53am	8:53am	92%

Detections are automatic and can be wrong.