Common Bulbul

Where to see

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

uMkhuze Game Reserve leads · 49 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Bulbul during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~80%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~70%
3 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
4 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
5 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~70%
6 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~70%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~70%
8 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~70%
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~70%
10 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~70%
11 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~70%
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~70%
13 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~70%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~70%
15 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~70%
16 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~60%
17 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
19 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
20 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
21 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
22 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
23 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
24 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
25 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Common Bulbul?

uMkhuze Game Reserve

In uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bulbul sighting on a given day, the highest of the 49 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Common Bulbul?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January, April and August–October in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 90%), February–March, May, July, September and December in Arusha National Park (about 80%) and May to August in Nairobi National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Bulbul on a given day. Each park's Common Bulbul page has the full month-by-month chart.