bird · Passeriformes · Pycnonotidae

Sombre Greenbul

Andropadus importunus (Vieillot, 1818) — also called Sombre Bulbul, Zanzibar sombre greenbul, SOGR. Occurrence records of the Sombre Greenbul are shared on GBIF from around 224 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Garden Route National Park (5 210 records), in 5 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernPycnonotidae

224reserves with records

58 972records around them

5provinces

LCIUCN category

Sombre Greenbul (Andropadus importunus) — Photo: Flickr user scarymonkeyshow . Photo uploaded to commons by user ltshears · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	5 210
iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	3 960
uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2 756
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	2 707
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2 191
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2 127
St. Lucia SystemProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2 007
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 758
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 757
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 746
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	1 166
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 147
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 050
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 031
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	943
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	875
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	870
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	716
St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	635
Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	596
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	556
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	555
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	543
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	529
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	517
Umhlanga LagoonProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	506
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	504
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	491
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	472
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	459
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	452
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	443
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	441
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	440
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	438
SabieparkNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	431
The WaterberryNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	427
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	402
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	398
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	389
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	366
Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	363
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	359
Oribi GorgeProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	348
Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	325
Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	325
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	291
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	290
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	289
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	275
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	270
Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	253
Dassie TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	252
Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	239
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	236
Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	235
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	233
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	231
Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	221
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	219

and 164 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

KwaZulu-Natal: 83 reserves
Eastern Cape: 59 reserves
Western Cape: 55 reserves
Mpumalanga: 20 reserves
Limpopo: 7 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Scientific name: Andropadus importunus
GBIF taxon: 2486162
Wikidata: Q941386

More of the Pycnonotidae family

Common Bulbul Dark-capped Bulbul Cape Bulbul Terrestrial Brownbul Yellow-bellied Greenbul African Red-eyed Bulbul Yellow-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.