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Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) — also called black-eyed bulbul, dark-capped bulbul, African Yellow-vented Bulbul. Occurrence records of the Common Bulbul are shared on GBIF from around 208 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all iSimangaliso Wetland Park (3 035 records), in 7 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernPycnonotidae
208reserves with records
40 879records around them
7provinces
LCIUCN category
Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)
Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal3 035
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal2 527
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical gardenGP Gauteng2 071
St. Lucia SystemProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 569
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserveNW North West1 546
Burman BushProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 532
Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 519
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal1 423
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo967
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal948
Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserveGP Gauteng899
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserveGP Gauteng881
Kruin ParkNature reserveGP Gauteng853
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal795
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal795
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal731
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal730
Springside Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal706
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserveNW North West662
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal622
SabieparkNature reserveMP Mpumalanga585
Bishop Bird ParkNature reserveGP Gauteng532
Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal484
Montgomery VleiNature reserveGP Gauteng445
Colbyn ValleyNature reserveGP Gauteng438
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal438
Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal392
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal388
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserveGP Gauteng386
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal382
Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng315
Umhlanga LagoonProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal312
The WaterberryNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal309
Melville KoppiesNature reserveGP Gauteng296
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng294
T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal256
Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape251
Dassie TrailNature reserveEC Eastern Cape250
The Wilds Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng247
Paradise ValleyNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal234
Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal233
King William's Town Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserveEC Eastern Cape230
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo229
Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal220
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuaryKZN KwaZulu-Natal216
Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo214
Thornybush Game ReserveGame reserveLP Limpopo209
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal207
False Bay ParkNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal205
Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga204
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal202
Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal199
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal188
Marais DamNature reserveGP Gauteng174
Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuaryMP Mpumalanga168
Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected areaKZN KwaZulu-Natal162
Mabula Game ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo160
Steiltes nature reserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga157
Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserveGP Gauteng152
Dikhololo Game ReserveGame reserveNW North West150

and 148 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

KwaZulu-Natal
82 reserves
Gauteng
33 reserves
Limpopo
33 reserves
Eastern Cape
25 reserves
Mpumalanga
23 reserves
North West
10 reserves
Free State
2 reserves

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Scientific name
Pycnonotus barbatus
GBIF taxon
2486147
Wikidata
Q790596

More of the Pycnonotidae family

Sombre GreenbulDark-capped BulbulCape BulbulTerrestrial BrownbulYellow-bellied GreenbulAfrican Red-eyed BulbulYellow-streaked Greenbul

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.