Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Family

Bulbuls

Pycnonotidae

86 species in our catalog · found in 92 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Yellow-vented Bulbul
LC

Yellow-vented Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus goiavier

80–90% · Very likely
Yellow-eared Bulbul
LC

Yellow-eared Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus penicillatus

80–90% · Very likely
Madagascar Bulbul
LC

Madagascar Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hypsipetes madagascariensis

80–90% · Very likely
African Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

African Red-eyed Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus nigricans

80–90% · Very likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

80–90% · Very likely
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
White-eared Bulbul
LC

White-eared Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus leucotis

70–80% · Very likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

Red-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus brunneus

70–80% · Very likely
Ayeyarwady Bulbul
LC

Ayeyarwady Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus blanfordi

60–70% · Likely
Stripe-throated Bulbul
LC

Stripe-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

60–70% · Likely
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
LC

Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus flaveolus

60–70% · Likely
Sombre Greenbul
LC

Sombre Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Andropadus importunus

60–70% · Likely
Red-tailed Greenbul
LC

Red-tailed Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Criniger calurus

60–70% · Likely
Xavier's Greenbul
LC

Xavier's Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus xavieri

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

50–60% · Likely
Ochraceous Bulbul
LC

Ochraceous Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus ochraceus

50–60% · Likely
Cape Bulbul
LC

Cape Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus capensis

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
LC

Yellow-bellied Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorocichla flaviventris

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Bulbul
LC

White-browed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus luteolus

50–60% · Likely
Little Greenbul
LC

Little Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas virens

50–60% · Likely
Puff-throated Bulbul
LC

Puff-throated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus pallidus

50–60% · Likely
Gray-eyed Bulbul
LC

Gray-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Iole propinqua

40–50% · Likely
Brown-eared Bulbul
LC

Brown-eared Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes amaurotis

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
LC

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas latirostris

40–50% · Likely
Common Bristlebill
LC

Common Bristlebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bleda syndactylus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Bulbul
LC

Ashy Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemixos flavala

40–50% · Likely
Mountain Bulbul
LC

Mountain Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ixos mcclellandii

40–50% · Likely
Flavescent Bulbul
LC

Flavescent Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus flavescens

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-bellied Bulbul
LC

Yellow-bellied Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus phaeocephalus

40–50% · Possible
White-cheeked Bulbul
LC

White-cheeked Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus leucogenys

30–40% · Possible
Terrestrial Brownbul
LC

Terrestrial Brownbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus terrestris

30–40% · Possible
Sooty-headed Bulbul
LC

Sooty-headed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus aurigaster

30–40% · Possible
Northern Brownbul
LC

Northern Brownbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus strepitans

30–40% · Possible
Hairy-backed Bulbul
LC

Hairy-backed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tricholestes criniger

30–40% · Possible
Olive Bulbul
LC

Olive Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Iole viridescens

30–40% · Possible
Eastern Mountain Greenbul
LC

Eastern Mountain Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arizelocichla nigriceps

30–40% · Possible
Slender-billed Greenbul
LC

Slender-billed Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stelgidillas gracilirostris

30–40% · Possible
Black Bulbul
LC

Black Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

30–40% · Possible
Spot-necked Bulbul
LC

Spot-necked Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus tympanistrigus

30–40% · Possible
Buff-vented Bulbul

Buff-vented Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Iole olivacea

30–40% · Possible
Shelley's Greenbul
LC

Shelley's Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arizelocichla masukuensis

20–30% · Possible
Styan's Bulbul
VU

Styan's Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus taivanus

20–30% · Possible
Toro Olive-Greenbul
LC

Toro Olive-Greenbul

Bird

Phyllastrephus hypochloris

20–30% · Possible
Joyful Greenbul
LC

Joyful Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorocichla laetissima

Insufficient data
Yellow-streaked Bulbul
LC

Yellow-streaked Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus flavostriatus

20–30% · Possible
Straw-headed Bulbul
CR

Straw-headed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus zeylanicus

20–30% · Possible
Plain Greenbul
LC

Plain Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas curvirostris

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul
LC

Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Atimastillas flavicollis

10–20% · Possible
Cabanis's Greenbul
LC

Cabanis's Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus cabanisi

10–20% · Possible
Icterine Greenbul
LC

Icterine Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus icterinus

10–20% · Possible
Light-vented Bulbul
LC

Light-vented Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus sinensis

10–20% · Possible
Cream-vented Bulbul
LC

Cream-vented Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus simplex

10–20% · Possible
Orange-spotted Bulbul
NT

Orange-spotted Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus bimaculatus

10–20% · Possible
Gray-bellied Bulbul

Gray-bellied Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula cyaniventris

10–20% · Possible
Ansorge's Greenbul
LC

Ansorge's Greenbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurillas ansorgei

10–20% · Possible
Striated Bulbul

Striated Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus striatus

10–20% · Possible
Honeyguide Greenbul
LC

Honeyguide Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Baeopogon indicator

10–20% · Possible
Gray Greenbul
LC

Gray Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas gracilis

10–20% · Possible

Showing the 60 most likely of 86 species — the park table below covers them all.

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Bulbuls

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 23
90–100%
2 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 17
90–100%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 20
90–100%
4 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 14
90–100%
5 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 9
90–100%
6 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 14
90–100%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 12
90–100%
8 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 21
90–100%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 5
90–100%
10 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 4
90–100%
11 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 3
90–100%
12 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 13
90–100%
13 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 9
90–100%
14 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
80–90%
15 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 5
80–90%
16 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 8
80–90%
17 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 14
80–90%
18 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India 6
80–90%
19 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 4
80–90%
20 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 7
80–90%
21 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 4
80–90%
22 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 7
80–90%
23 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 5
80–90%
24 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
80–90%
25 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
80–90%
26 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 4
80–90%
27 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
80–90%
28 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 10
80–90%
29 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 5
80–90%
30 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 17
70–80%
31 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 16
70–80%
32 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 12
70–80%
33 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 6
70–80%
34 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 5
70–80%
35 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
70–80%
36 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 5
70–80%
37 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
70–80%
38 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 8
70–80%
39 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 8
70–80%
40 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
70–80%
41 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 5
70–80%
42 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 7
70–80%
43 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 3
70–80%
44 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 15
70–80%
45 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
70–80%
46 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
60–70%
47 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 8
60–70%
48 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
60–70%
49 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 9
60–70%
50 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
60–70%
51 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
60–70%
52 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
60–70%
53 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 4
60–70%
54 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
60–70%
55 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar 1
60–70%
56 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 5
60–70%
57 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 5
60–70%
58 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
60–70%
59 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 15
60–70%
60 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 9
60–70%
61 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 3
50–60%
62 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
50–60%
63 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 4
50–60%
64 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 4
50–60%
65 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 2
50–60%
66 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India 5
50–60%
67 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 6
50–60%
68 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 6
50–60%
69 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 4
40–50%
70 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 1
40–50%
71 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
40–50%
72 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 4
40–50%
73 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
40–50%
74 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 2
30–40%
75 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
30–40%
76 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
30–40%
77 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 4
30–40%
78 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
20–30%
79 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 3
20–30%
80 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
20–30%
81 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
20–30%
82 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 4
20–30%
83 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China 4
20–30%
84 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
10–20%
85 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 3
10–20%
86 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
87 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
0–10%
88 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
0–10%
89 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
90 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
91 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
92 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%