Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPycnonotus (Typical Bulbuls)
- SpeciesPycnonotus barbatus (Common Bulbul)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Eastern Mountain Greenbul
Arizelocichla nigriceps
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Gray-olive Greenbul
Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
Cabanis's Greenbul
Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Histurgops ruficauda
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Hildebrandt's Starling
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia
📅 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 44% of visitor-days record a Common Bulbul sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 1124 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Bulbul in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Bulbul in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.