African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPycnonotus (Typical Bulbuls)
- SpeciesPycnonotus nigricans (African Red-eyed Bulbul)
Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Terrestrial Brownbul
Phyllastrephus terrestris
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 4 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Red-eyed Bulbul in Chobe National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a African Red-eyed Bulbul sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 94 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Red-eyed Bulbul in Chobe National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for African Red-eyed Bulbul in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.