Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPycnonotus (Typical Bulbuls)
- SpeciesPycnonotus barbatus (Common Bulbul)
Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park
Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul
Atimastillas flavicollis
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Leaf-love
Phyllastrephus scandens
Slender-billed Greenbul
Stelgidillas gracilirostris
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
Cabanis's Greenbul
Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Toro Olive-Greenbul
Phyllastrephus hypochloris
White-throated Greenbul
Phyllastrephus albigularis
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
📅 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 Mburo National Park?
About 60% of visitor-days record a Common Bulbul sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 632 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Bulbul in Lake Mburo National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Common Bulbul in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.