Where to see
Pycnonotus capensis
West Coast National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Cape Bulbul during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
West Coast National Park
In West Coast National Park, South Africa, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Bulbul sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
De Hoop Nature Reserve and more
After West Coast National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Cape Bulbul are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 70%), Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 50%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March in West Coast National Park (about 90%), April and December in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 80%) and March–April and September–October in Table Mountain National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Cape Bulbul on a given day. Each park's Cape Bulbul page has the full month-by-month chart.
