Genus

Typical Bulbuls

Pycnonotus

27 species in our catalog · found in 106 parks

Species in this group

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

Pycnonotus goiavier

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Pycnonotus penicillatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Pycnonotus nigricans

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Pycnonotus jocosus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Pycnonotus leucotis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Pycnonotus brunneus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pycnonotus blanfordi

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pycnonotus leucogenys

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pycnonotus melanicterus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pycnonotus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pycnonotus luteolus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pycnonotus plumosus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pycnonotus aurigaster

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pycnonotus flavescens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pycnonotus simplex

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pycnonotus tympanistrigus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

VU Endemic

Pycnonotus taivanus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pycnonotus zeylanicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pycnonotus sinensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pycnonotus bimaculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pycnonotus striatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pycnonotus dispar

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pycnonotus pseudosimplex

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pycnonotus xanthorrhous

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pycnonotus melanoleucos

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

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