Species profile
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Quick answer
Africa
- Scientific name
- Pycnonotus barbatus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Pycnonotus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Common Bulbul in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Pycnonotidae
- Aceh Bulbul (Pycnonotus snouckaerti)
- Andaman Bulbul (Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens)
- Angola Greenbul (Phyllastrephus viridiceps)
- Ansorge's Greenbul (Eurillas ansorgei)
- Ashy Bulbul (Hemixos flavala)
- Ashy-fronted Bulbul (Pycnonotus cinereifrons)
- Bare-faced Bulbul (Pycnonotus hualon)
- Baumann's Greenbul (Phyllastrephus baumanni)