UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Pycnonotidae

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

UCIOC 7539

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Passeriformes · Pycnonotidae

Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus).

ATK85

DEF54

7419 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 32.1 g
Diet: Fruit
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 85

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 85).

DEF 54

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 54).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Africa: widespread Habitat: Woodland

10 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Pycnonotus barbatus barbatus
Morocco to Tunisia
Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus
s Mauritania and Senegal to w Chad and n Cameroon
Pycnonotus barbatus gabonensis
c Nigeria and c Cameroon to Gabon and s Congo
Pycnonotus barbatus arsinoe
e Chad, n, c Sudan and e Egypt
Pycnonotus barbatus schoanus
se Sudan, w, c, e Ethiopia, Eritrea
Pycnonotus barbatus dodsoni
n Somalia and se Ethiopia to ec Kenya
Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis
Djibouti, nw Somalia and ne Ethiopia
Pycnonotus barbatus spurius
s Ethiopia
Pycnonotus barbatus layardi
se Kenya to e, s Zambia, ne Botswana and South Africa
Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor
e Cameroon to DR Congo, s Sudan, w, c Kenya, Angola, nw Botswana and n, w Zambia