Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPycnonotus (Typical Bulbuls)
- SpeciesPycnonotus barbatus (Common Bulbul)
Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Terrestrial Brownbul
Phyllastrephus terrestris
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
Gray-olive Greenbul
Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
📅 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 Mana Pools National Park?
About 60% of visitor-days record a Common Bulbul sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 223 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Bulbul in Mana Pools National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Bulbul in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.