Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPycnonotus (Typical Bulbuls)
- SpeciesPycnonotus barbatus (Common Bulbul)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul
Atimastillas flavicollis
White-throated Greenbul
Phyllastrephus albigularis
Leaf-love
Phyllastrephus scandens
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Honeyguide Greenbul
Baeopogon indicator
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
Plain Greenbul
Eurillas curvirostris
Cabanis's Greenbul
Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
📅 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 Murchison Falls National Park?
About 55% of visitor-days record a Common Bulbul sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 540 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Bulbul in Murchison Falls National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Common Bulbul in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.