Dark-capped or Common Bulbul

Bulbuls, Brownbuls & Greenbuls / Dark-capped or Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus tricolor

Differentiated from other bulbuls by its black eye-ring, the dark-capped bulbul is both vocal and conspicuous in a wide variety of woodland habitats.

It is one of the most common birds in the east of southern Africa and will not be hard to add to your list on any outing in this region.


Dark-capped Bulbul / Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, Roodepoort, South Africa Dark-capped or Common Bulbul (Layardi) / Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South Africa / 27 June 2012 Dark-capped Bulbul / Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, Roodepoort, South Africa Common Bulbul / Mankwe Dam, Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa / 03 August 2013 Dark-capped Bulbul / Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens, Roodepoort, South Africa Dark-capped or Common Bulbul (Layardi) / Ocean View, South Coast, KZN, South Africa / 20 January 2011 Dark-capped or Common Bulbul (Layardi) / Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South Africa / 27 June 2012 Dark-capped or Common Bulbul (Layardi) / Pretoria Botanical Gardens, South Africa / 01 August 2010 Dark-capped Bulbul / Kololo Game Reserve, Waterberg, South Africa / 11 August 2013 Dark-capped or Common Bulbul (Layardi) / Pilansberg National Park, South Africa / 27 August 2011
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