Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPycnonotus (Typical Bulbuls)
- SpeciesPycnonotus barbatus (Common Bulbul)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
Terrestrial Brownbul
Phyllastrephus terrestris
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Bokmakierie
Telophorus zeylonus
Southern Boubou
Laniarius ferrugineus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Bulbul in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Common Bulbul sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 231 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Bulbul in Addo Elephant National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Bulbul in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.