Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPycnonotus (Typical Bulbuls)
- SpeciesPycnonotus barbatus (Common Bulbul)
Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Gray-olive Greenbul
Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
📅 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 Lake Manyara National Park?
About 66% of visitor-days record a Common Bulbul sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 201 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Bulbul in Lake Manyara National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Bulbul in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.