Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusAndropadus
- SpeciesAndropadus importunus (Sombre Greenbul)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Southern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris chalybeus
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Karoo Prinia
Prinia maculosa
Olive Thrush
Turdus olivaceus
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Cape Canary
Serinus canicollis
Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
📅 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 Table Mountain National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Sombre Greenbul sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 1337 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sombre Greenbul in Table Mountain National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Sombre Greenbul in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.