Where does the Common Bulbul live?
Pycnonotus barbatus has 381,074 records in 58 countries and territories, from 1839 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 381,074 records
- 58 places
- 134 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesPycnonotidaePycnonotus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 100,928 | |
| Kenya | 53,281 | |
| Uganda | 36,924 | |
| Tanzania | 27,032 | |
| Morocco | 23,447 | |
| Zambia | 16,545 | |
| Ghana | 12,995 | |
| Zimbabwe | 12,911 | |
| Gambia | 11,405 | |
| Rwanda | 9,162 | |
| Ethiopia | 8,251 | |
| Senegal | 7,618 | |
| Botswana | 7,273 | |
| Mozambique | 6,777 | |
| Spain | 4,518 | |
| Egypt | 4,416 | |
| Malawi | 4,168 | |
| DR Congo | 4,008 | |
| Namibia | 3,778 | |
| Nigeria | 3,629 | |
| Cameroon | 2,336 | |
| Angola | 1,836 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1,776 | |
| Benin | 1,658 | |
| Eswatini | 1,645 | |
| Gabon | 1,536 | |
| Liberia | 1,328 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,165 | |
| Burkina Faso | 967 | |
| Congo | 923 | |
| Tunisia | 766 | |
| Sierra Leone | 748 | |
| Algeria | 736 | |
| Guinea | 705 | |
| Togo | 659 | |
| Djibouti | 571 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 380 | |
| Somalia | 379 | |
| Mali | 335 | |
| Sudan | 281 |
Showing the top 40 of 58 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Pycnonotidae.
Red-vented Bulbul
1,428,496 records
Red-whiskered Bulbul
956,980 records
Light-vented Bulbul
902,520 records
Black Bulbul
458,629 records
Brown-eared Bulbul
451,027 records
Dark-capped Bulbul
324,520 records
White-browed Bulbul
231,385 records
Yellow-vented Bulbul
229,720 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.