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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Social Weaver
Philetairus socius
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
Mariqua Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
Yellow Canary
Crithagra flaviventris
Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus
Kalahari Scrub Robin
Erythropygia paena
Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
📅 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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a African Red-eyed Bulbul sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 53 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Red-eyed Bulbul in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for African Red-eyed Bulbul in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.