Evidence found
2,427 records across 20 countries and territories, 1869–2026.
Pycnonotus cafer · GBIF taxon key 2486131
Where has the Red-vented Bulbul been recorded?
Pycnonotus cafer occurrence evidence comes from 2,427 records in 20 countries and territories, from 1869 to 2026. Most records come from India.
- 2,427 records
- 20 places
- 73 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: February.
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.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: February. 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
18692026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Red-vented Bulbul has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Red-vented 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 |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1,708 | |
| United States | 486 | |
| Samoa | 39 | |
| Sri Lanka | 38 | |
| Nepal | 29 | |
| Bangladesh | 21 | |
| Fiji | 19 | |
| Myanmar | 15 | |
| Indonesia | 14 | |
| Kenya | 14 | |
| French Polynesia | 8 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | |
| Bhutan | 7 | |
| American Samoa | 6 | |
| Pakistan | 6 | |
| Oman | 5 | |
| New Caledonia | 2 | |
| Australia | 1 | |
| Spain | 1 | |
| Marshall Islands | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Pycnonotidae.
Brown-eared Bulbul
35,719 records
Common Bulbul
3,905 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.