Cape Bulbul

Cape Bulbul

Pycnonotus capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Table Mountain National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Bulbul in Table Mountain National Park?

About 56% of visitor-days record a Cape Bulbul sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 2868 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Bulbul in Table Mountain National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Cape Bulbul in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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