Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)

About Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Perching Birds
Family: Bulbuls

The common bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is widespread throughout most of Africa except for the very arid areas. Ten subspecies are recognised based on the geographical variation in plumage. Some of these were formerly considered as separate species: Dodson's bulbul, the Somali bulbul and the dark-capped bulbul.

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

2001-06-21

Kafue National Park - Busunga Plains, Zambia
2001-06-21

Southern Africa, South Africa

ssp. tricolor (Dark-Capped)
2003-03-15

Bigodi Swamp, Uganda

Local name, common bulbul
2011-01-02

Cairo, Egypt
2011-01-04

Lake Langano - Bishangari Forest, Ethiopia
2011-01-23

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
2013-10-24

Nairobi National Park, Kenya
2013-10-28

Mount Elgon National Park, Kenya
2013-10-31

Saiwa Swamp National Park, Kenya
2013-11-06

Kitale - Eldoret Road, Kenya
2013-11-07

Lake Navaisha - South Shore, Kenya
2017-01-01

Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
2017-01-01

Mabamba Swamp, Uganda
2017-01-02

Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
2017-01-02

Mbabara, Uganda
2017-01-03

Mgahinga National Park, Uganda
2017-01-03

Kisoro, Uganda
2017-01-03

Lake Bunyoni, Uganda
2017-01-04

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Ruhija, Uganda
2017-01-05

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Ruhija, Uganda
2017-01-06

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Ruhija, Uganda
2017-01-06

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Buhoma, Uganda
2017-01-07

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Buhoma, Uganda
2017-01-08

Queen Elizabeth II National Park, Uganda
2017-01-09

Bigodi Swamp, Uganda
2017-01-09

Queen Elizabeth II National Park, Uganda
2017-01-10

Bigodi Swamp, Uganda
2017-01-11

Bigodi Swamp, Uganda
2017-01-11

Semuliki National Park, Uganda
2017-01-12

Semuliki National Park, Uganda
2017-01-13

Fort Portal, Uganda
2017-01-14

Entebbe, Uganda
2025-01-27

Arusha National Park, Tanzania
2025-01-28

Arusha National Park, Tanzania
2025-01-30

Maasai Steppe, Tanzania
2025-02-01

Mkomazi National Park, Tanzania
2025-02-02

Mkomazi National Park, Tanzania
2025-02-03

West Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
2025-02-03

Mkomazi National Park, Tanzania
2025-02-05

Korogwe, Tanzania
2025-02-05

Amani Forest Reserve, Tanzania
2025-02-06

Amani Forest Reserve, Tanzania
2025-02-07

Amani Forest Reserve, Tanzania
2025-02-07

Tanga, Tanzania
2025-02-18

Marrakesh, Morocco
2025-02-20

Oued Massa, Morocco
2025-02-21

Oued Massa, Morocco
2025-02-27

Source of Esskhounate, Morocco
2025-02-27

Volubilis, Morocco
2025-02-28

Volubilis, Morocco
2025-03-01

Fes, Morocco