Evidence found
3,919 records across 42 countries and territories, 1885–2026.
Pycnonotus barbatus · GBIF taxon key 2486147
Where has the Common Bulbul been recorded?
Pycnonotus barbatus occurrence evidence comes from 3,919 records in 42 countries and territories, from 1885 to 2026. Most records come from Uganda.
- 3,919 records
- 42 places
- 90 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18852026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Common Bulbul has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Common Bulbul. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,556 | |
| Kenya | 1,179 | |
| South Africa | 273 | |
| Malawi | 144 | |
| Rwanda | 140 | |
| Tanzania | 104 | |
| Guinea | 86 | |
| Morocco | 64 | |
| Senegal | 42 | |
| DR Congo | 35 | |
| Ghana | 31 | |
| Djibouti | 28 | |
| Ethiopia | 24 | |
| Mozambique | 23 | |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | |
| Egypt | 20 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 16 | |
| Benin | 15 | |
| Angola | 12 | |
| Botswana | 12 | |
| Zambia | 12 | |
| Namibia | 11 | |
| Gabon | 7 | |
| Congo | 6 | |
| Nigeria | 6 | |
| Chad | 6 | |
| Gambia | 5 | |
| Central African Republic | 4 | |
| Sudan | 4 | |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | |
| Cameroon | 3 | |
| Algeria | 3 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 | |
| Liberia | 3 | |
| Somalia | 3 | |
| SZ | 3 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |
| Tunisia | 2 | |
| Burkina Faso | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 42 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Pycnonotidae.
Brown-eared Bulbul
35,719 records
Red-vented Bulbul
2,167 records
Light-vented Bulbul
1,086 records
Yellow-vented Bulbul
871 records
Little Greenbul
851 records
Sombre Greenbul
824 records
Red-whiskered Bulbul
809 records
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
724 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.