Genus

Typical Bulbuls

Pycnonotus

27 species in our catalog · found in 88 parks

Species in this group

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

Pycnonotus goiavier

80–90% · Very likely

Pycnonotus penicillatus

Pycnonotus nigricans

Pycnonotus jocosus

Pycnonotus leucotis

Pycnonotus barbatus

Pycnonotus brunneus

Pycnonotus blanfordi

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

60–70% · Likely

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely

Pycnonotus capensis

50–60% · Likely

Pycnonotus luteolus

50–60% · Likely

Pycnonotus flavescens

40–50% · Likely

Pycnonotus leucogenys

30–40% · Possible

Pycnonotus aurigaster

30–40% · Possible

Pycnonotus tympanistrigus

30–40% · Possible

Pycnonotus taivanus

20–30% · Possible

Pycnonotus zeylanicus

20–30% · Possible

Pycnonotus sinensis

10–20% · Possible

Pycnonotus simplex

10–20% · Possible

Pycnonotus bimaculatus

Pycnonotus striatus

Pycnonotus plumosus

Pycnonotus dispar

Pycnonotus pseudosimplex

10–20% · With luck

Pycnonotus xanthorrhous

10–20% · With luck

Pycnonotus melanoleucos

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50

Jan

40–50

Feb

40–50

Mar

40–50

Apr

50–60

May

50–60

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)

Where to see Typical 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

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

Typical Bulbuls

Species in this group

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Yellow-eared Bulbul

African Red-eyed Bulbul

Red-whiskered Bulbul

White-eared Bulbul

Common Bulbul

Red-eyed Bulbul

Ayeyarwady Bulbul

Stripe-throated Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

Cape Bulbul

White-browed Bulbul

Flavescent Bulbul

White-cheeked Bulbul

Sooty-headed Bulbul

Spot-necked Bulbul

Styan's Bulbul

Straw-headed Bulbul

Light-vented Bulbul

Cream-vented Bulbul

Orange-spotted Bulbul

Striated Bulbul

Olive-winged Bulbul

Ruby-throated Bulbul

Cream-eyed Bulbul

Anderson's Bulbul

Black-and-white Bulbul

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Typical Bulbuls

Parks Ranked