Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPycnonotus (Typical Bulbuls)
- SpeciesPycnonotus barbatus (Common Bulbul)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Ashy Starling
Lamprotornis unicolor
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
📅 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 Ruaha National Park?
About 53% of visitor-days record a Common Bulbul sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 146 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Bulbul in Ruaha National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Common Bulbul in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.