© GW - monacoeye • All rights reserved • Gambia, Feb 2013

Bird name: Common Bulbul
Latin: Pycnonotus barbatus
Other: Bulbul des jardins (Fr)
Family: Pycnonotidae • Bulbuls
Range: NE, N, W, C Africa
Similar:

I saw the Common Bulbul frequently in Gambia, often at lodges. A fairly plain looking brown bird, noisy and conspicuous.

Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus, Common Bulbul found in Gambia. S Mauritania and Senegal to W Chad and N Cameroon. Darker brown head merges gradually into lighter belly. All brown.

Dark-capped Bulbul (with yellow vent) treated here as a separate species.

1. Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus, Common Bulbul, Gambia, Feb 2013.


Below, Common Bulbul, Gambia, Feb 2013.
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© André S - monacoeye • All rights reserved • Tanzania, Oct 2009

Bird name: Dark-capped Bulbul
Latin: Pycnonotus tricolor
Other:
Family: Pycnonotidae • Bulbuls
Range: C, E, SE Africa, incl Tanzania
Similar:

The Dark-capped Bulbul, sent in by André S in Tanzania, treated here as a separate species, but sometimes lumped with Common Bulbul. Brown with light belly and yellow vent.

© GW - monacoeye • All rights reserved • Gambia, Feb 2013

Bird name: Little Greenbul
Latin: Eurillas virens
Other: Bulbul verdâtre (Fr)
Family: Pycnonotidae • Bulbuls
Range: Widespread Africa
Similar:

Record shots of Little Greenbul in Gambia. Spotted at Abuko.

180 Pycnonotidae • Bulbuls - IOC 2.5 - 2010

Spizixos canifrons - Crested Finchbill - NE India, Burma, N Thailand
Spizixos semitorques - Collared Finchbill - S, C China, N Vietnam, Taiwan

Pycnonotus zeylanicus - Straw-headed Bulbul - Malay Peninsula to Borneo
Pycnonotus striatus - Striated Bulbul - E Himalayas to N Vietnam
Pycnonotus leucogrammicus - Cream-striped Bulbul - Sumatra
Pycnonotus tympanistrigus - Spot-necked Bulbul - Sumatra
Pycnonotus melanoleucos - Black-and-white Bulbul - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Pycnonotus priocephalus - Grey-headed Bulbul - SW India
Pycnonotus atriceps - Black-headed Bulbul - Widespread Asia
Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens - Andaman Bulbul - Andaman Is. Asia - split from P. atriceps
Pycnonotus melanicterus - Black-capped Bulbul - Sri Lanka - was Black-crested Bulbul
Pycnonotus flaviventris - Black-crested Bulbul - N, NE India to SE Asia - split from P. melanicterus
Pycnonotus dispar - Ruby-throated Bulbul - Sumatra, Java, Bali - split from P. melanicterus
Pycnonotus gularis - Flame-throated Bulbul - SW India - split from P. melanicterus
Pycnonotus montis - Bornean Bulbul - Borneo - from P. melanicterus
Pycnonotus squamatus - Scaly-breasted Bulbul - Malay Peninsula to Borneo
Pycnonotus cyaniventris - Grey-bellied Bulbul - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Pycnonotus jocosus - Red-whiskered Bulbul - Widespread Asia
Pycnonotus xanthorrhous - Brown-breasted Bulbul - C, S China to Burma & N Thailand
Pycnonotus sinensis - Light-vented Bulbul - C, S China, N Vietnam, Taiwan
Pycnonotus taivanus - Styan's Bulbul - Taiwan
Pycnonotus leucogenys - Himalayan Bulbul - Himalayas
Pycnonotus leucotis - White-eared Bulbul - SW Eurasia
Pycnonotus cafer - Red-vented Bulbul - Himalayas, India, Burma
Pycnonotus aurigaster - Sooty-headed Bulbul - Southeast Asia
Pycnonotus xanthopygos - White-spectacled Bulbul - SC Eurasia
Pycnonotus nigricans - African Red-eyed Bulbul - SW Africa
Pycnonotus capensis - Cape Bulbul - South Africa
Pycnonotus barbatus - Common Bulbul - NE, N, W, C Africa
Pycnonotus somaliensis - Somali Bulbul - NE Africa
Pycnonotus dodsoni - Dodson's Bulbul - E Africa
Pycnonotus tricolor - Dark-capped Bulbul - C, E, SE Africa
Pycnonotus eutilotus - Puff-backed Bulbul - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii - Blue-wattled Bulbul - Sumatra, Borneo
Pycnonotus urostictus - Yellow-wattled Bulbul - Philippines
Pycnonotus bimaculatus - Orange-spotted Bulbul - Sumatra, Java
Pycnonotus finlaysoni - Stripe-throated Bulbul - Southeast Asia
Pycnonotus xantholaemus - Yellow-throated Bulbul - India
Pycnonotus penicillatus - Yellow-eared Bulbul - Sri Lanka
Pycnonotus flavescens - Flavescent Bulbul - Southeast Asia, Borneo
Pycnonotus goiavier - Yellow-vented Bulbul - Southeast Asia, Philippines
Pycnonotus luteolus - White-browed Bulbul - India
Pycnonotus plumosus - Olive-winged Bulbul - Sumatra to Philippines
Pycnonotus blanfordi - Streak-eared Bulbul - Southeast Asia
Pycnonotus simplex - Cream-vented Bulbul - Malay Peninsula to Borneo
Pycnonotus brunneus - Asian Red-eyed Bulbul - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Pycnonotus erythropthalmos - Spectacled Bulbul - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Pycnonotus hualon - Bare-faced Bulbul - C Laos - new species

Arizelocichla masukuensis - Shelley's Greenbul - EC Africa
Arizelocichla kakamegae - Kakamega Greenbul - EC Africa
Arizelocichla montana - Cameroon Greenbul - W Africa
Arizelocichla tephrolaema - Western Greenbul - WC Africa
Arizelocichla kikuyuensis - Olive-breasted Greenbul - C Africa
Arizelocichla nigriceps - Mountain Greenbul - E Africa
Arizelocichla neumanni - Uluguru Greenbul - E Tanzania - split from A.nigriceps
Arizelocichla fusciceps - Black-browed Greenbul - SE Africa
Arizelocichla chlorigula - Yellow-throated Greenbul - Tanzania
Arizelocichla milanjensis - Stripe-cheeked Greenbul - SE Africa
Arizelocichla olivaceiceps - Olive-headed Greenbul - E Africa
Arizelocichla striifacies - Stripe-faced Greenbul - E Africa

Stelgidillas gracilirostris - Slender-billed Greenbul - W, C Africa

Eurillas virens - Little Greenbul - W, C, E Africa
Eurillas gracilis - Little Grey Greenbul - W, C Africa
Eurillas ansorgei - Ansorge's Greenbul - W, C Africa
Eurillas curvirostris - Plain Greenbul - W, C Africa
Eurillas latirostris - Yellow-whiskered Greenbul - W, C Africa

Andropadus importunus - Sombre Greenbul - E, S Africa

Calyptocichla serina - Golden Greenbul - W, C Africa

Baeopogon indicator - Honeyguide Greenbul - W, C Africa
Baeopogon clamans - Sjostedt's Greenbul - C Africa

Ixonotus guttatus - Spotted Greenbul - W, C Africa

Chlorocichla laetissima - Joyful Greenbul - EC Africa
Chlorocichla prigoginei - Prigogine's Greenbul - C Africa
Chlorocichla flaviventris - Yellow-bellied Greenbul - E, S, WC Africa
Chlorocichla falkensteini - Falkenstein's Greenbul - WC Africa
Chlorocichla simplex - Simple Greenbul - W, C Africa

Atimastillas flavicollis - Yellow-throated Leaflove - W, C Africa - from Chlorocichla

Thescelocichla leucopleura - Swamp Palm Bulbul - W, C Africa

Phyllastrephus scandens - Red-tailed Leaflove - W, C Africa - from Pyrrhurus
Phyllastrephus terrestris - Terrestrial Brownbul - E, SE Africa
Phyllastrephus strepitans - Northern Brownbul - E Africa
Phyllastrephus cerviniventris - Grey-olive Greenbul - E, SC Africa - was Grey-olive Bulbul
Phyllastrephus fulviventris - Pale-olive Greenbul - WC Africa -was Pale-olive Bulbul
Phyllastrephus baumanni - Baumann's Olive Greenbul - W Africa
Phyllastrephus hypochloris - Toro Olive Greenbul - EC Africa
Phyllastrephus lorenzi - Sassi's Olive Greenbul - C Africa
Phyllastrephus fischeri - Fischer's Greenbul - E, SE Africa
Phyllastrephus cabanisi - Cabanis's Greenbul - EC, SC Africa
Phyllastrephus placidus - Placid Greenbul - E Africa
Phyllastrephus poensis - Cameroon Olive Greenbul - WC Africa
Phyllastrephus icterinus - Icterine Greenbul - W, C Africa
Phyllastrephus xavieri - Xavier's Greenbul - C Africa
Phyllastrephus leucolepis - Liberian Greenbul - SE Liberia
Phyllastrephus albigularis - White-throated Greenbul - W, C Africa
Phyllastrephus flavostriatus - Yellow-streaked Greenbul - E, SE Africa
Phyllastrephus alfredi - Sharpe's Greenbul - EC Africa - possible subspecies of P.flavostriatus
Phyllastrephus poliocephalus - Grey-headed Greenbul - WC Africa
Phyllastrephus debilis - Tiny Greenbul - E Africa

Bleda syndactylus - Red-tailed Bristlebill - W, C Africa
Bleda eximius - Green-tailed Bristlebill - W Africa
Bleda notatus - Yellow-lored Bristlebill - C Africa
Bleda canicapillus - Grey-headed Bristlebill - W Africa

Criniger barbatus - Western Bearded Greenbul - W, C Africa
Criniger chloronotus - Eastern Bearded Greenbul - C Africa
Criniger calurus - Red-tailed Greenbul - W, C Africa
Criniger ndussumensis - White-bearded Greenbul - C Africa
Criniger olivaceus - Yellow-bearded Greenbul - W Africa

from Criniger
Alophoixus finschii - Finsch's Bulbul - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Alophoixus flaveolus - White-throated Bulbul - E Himalayas to Burma & W Thailand
Alophoixus pallidus - Puff-throated Bulbul - Southeast Asia
Alophoixus ochraceus - Ochraceous Bulbul - Southeast Asia to Sumatra & Borneo
Alophoixus bres - Grey-cheeked Bulbul - Malay Peninsula to Philippines
Alophoixus phaeocephalus - Yellow-bellied Bulbul - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo

Acritillas indica - Yellow-browed Bulbul - India

Setornis criniger - Hook-billed Bulbul - Sumatra, Borneo

Tricholestes criniger - Hairy-backed Bulbul - Sumatra, Borneo

Iole virescens - Olive Bulbul - NE India to SW Thailand
Iole propinqua - Grey-eyed Bulbul - Southeast Asia
Iole olivacea - Buff-vented Bulbul - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Iole palawanensis - Sulphur-bellied Bulbul - Philippines

Ixos nicobariensis - Nicobar Bulbul - Nicobar Islands
Ixos mcclellandii - Mountain Bulbul - Southeast Asia
Ixos malaccensis - Streaked Bulbul - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo
Ixos virescens - Sunda Bulbul - Sumatra, Java
Ixos philippinus - Philippine Bulbul - Philippines
Ixos rufigularis - Zamboanga Bulbul - Philippines
Ixos siquijorensis - Streak-breasted Bulbul - Philippines
Ixos everetti - Yellowish Bulbul - Philippines

Thapsinillas affinis - Seram Golden Bulbul - Seram and Ambon Is
Thapsinillas longirostris - Northern Golden Bulbul - E Sulawesi, N Moluccas - split from T. affinis
Thapsinillas mysticalis - Buru Golden Bulbul - Buru Is. Australasia - split from T. affinis

Microscelis amaurotis - Brown-eared Bulbul - Japan to N Philippines

Hemixos flavala - Ashy Bulbul - Indian sub-continent, Burma, SW China, W, NE Thailand, Indochina
Hemixos cinereus - Cinereous Bulbul - S Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, N Borneo - split from H. flavala
Hemixos castanonotus - Chestnut Bulbul - S China, N Vietnam

Hypsipetes crassirostris - Seychelles Bulbul - Seychelles Islands
Hypsipetes borbonicus - Reunion Bulbul - La Réunion
Hypsipetes olivaceus - Mauritius Bulbul - Mauritius
Hypsipetes madagascariensis - Malagasy Bulbul - Madagascar region
Hypsipetes parvirostris - Comoros Bulbul - Comoros
Hypsipetes leucocephalus - Black Bulbul - Widespread Asia
Hypsipetes ganeesa - Square-tailed Bulbul - SW India, Sri Lanka - split from H. leucocephalus

Cerasophila thompsoni - White-headed Bulbul - Burma, NW Thailand

Neolestes torquatus - Black-collared Bulbul - WC Africa

Malia grata - Malia - Sulawesi - traditionally allied to the bulbuls