Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusAndropadus
- SpeciesAndropadus importunus (Sombre Greenbul)
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Northern Brownbul
Phyllastrephus strepitans
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Gray-olive Greenbul
Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
📅 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 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 16 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sombre Greenbul in Meru National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Sombre Greenbul sighting in Meru National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sombre Greenbul in Meru National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Sombre Greenbul in Meru National Park in our monthly data.