Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusAndropadus
- SpeciesAndropadus importunus (Sombre Greenbul)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
Cabanis's Greenbul
Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Gray-olive Greenbul
Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
Northern Pied-Babbler
Turdoides hypoleuca
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
Reichenow's Seedeater
Crithagra reichenowi
📅 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 Nairobi National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Sombre Greenbul sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 233 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sombre Greenbul in Nairobi National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Sombre Greenbul in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.