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Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis (Linnaeus, C 1766)
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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto &
macaulaylibrary.org.
| Species name | Recordist | Date | Location | Remarks | Cat.nr. |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | Walter Wallner | 2026-03-27 | Theewaterskloof Local Municipality (near Genadendal), Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, Caledon (South Africa) (260 m) | call, song - [also] [sono] | 1152440 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-12-02 | Boomslang Canopy Trail (Kirstenbosch Tree Canopy Walkway) (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, Wynberg (South Africa) (170 m) | - 250HP, -3dB normalised, recordings combined. Recordist - A.Karamitsos.
|
1063320 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | Walter Wallner | 2026-03-15 | South Cape DC (near De Vlugt), Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, Uniondale (South Africa) (650 m) | call - Several individuals foraging on berries.
|
1145628 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | African Bioacoustics Community | 2026-02-22 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 651615858 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | Walter Wallner | 2026-02-06 | Overstrand Local Municipality (near Pearly Beach), Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, Bredasdorp (South Africa) (10 m) | call - [also] [sono] | 1135022 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | Charles Hesse | 24-07-2010 | De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape (South Africa) (100 m) | Calls (A) - | 62572 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | JJSUN | 2026-01-18 | deHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, Bredasdorp (South Africa) (180 m) | call - [also] [sono] | 1078351 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | Walter Wallner | 2026-03-16 | South Cape DC (near De Vlugt), Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, Uniondale (South Africa) (650 m) | song - Several individuals foraging on berries.
|
1145794 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | African Bioacoustics Community | 2026-03-26 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 653742461 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | African Bioacoustics Community | 2024-03-08 | City of Cape Town (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, Simon Town (South Africa) (20 m) | - 1kHz high pass filter, -3dB normalised (in Audacity) Recordist - Nathalia Serpa
|
1016595 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | Faansie Peacock | 2017-09-28 | Kagga Kamma PNR, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) (1100 m) | song - A long sequence of a bird singing from the crown of a small tree in mountain terrain. Other nearby sometimes burst into rounds of raucous chattering. Some soft conversational calls towards the end of the clip. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
388305 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | JJSUN | 2026-01-18 | deHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, Bredasdorp (South Africa) (180 m) | uncertain - [sono] | 1078345 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-12-02 | City of Cape Town (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, Wynberg (South Africa) (120 m) | - 250HP. -3dB normalised. Recordist - A.Karamitsos.
|
1063313 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | Walter Wallner | 2026-03-25 | Kannaland Local Municipality (near Vyversrus), Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, Ladismith (South Africa) (360 m) | song - Low-cut filter 125Hz
|
1151462 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | Walter Wallner | 2026-02-01 | Overstrand Local Municipality (near Betty's Bay), Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, Caledon (South Africa) (10 m) | song - [also] [sono] | 1133837 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | Walter Wallner | 2026-03-18 | South Cape DC (near De Vlugt), Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, Uniondale (South Africa) (650 m) | call, song - Several individuals foraging on berries.
|
1146091 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | Walter Wallner | 2026-03-21 | Kannaland Local Municipality (near Vyversrus), Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, Ladismith (South Africa) (360 m) | song - Low-cut filter 125Hz
|
1146452 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | African Bioacoustics Community | 2026-03-09 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 652513071 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-09-28 | City of Cape Town (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, Wynberg (South Africa) (220 m) | - 250Hz high pass filter, -3dB normalised. Recordist - A.Karamitsos
|
1050907 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-10-20 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 644256269 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | Andrew Spencer | 2015-09-16 | Bontebok NP, Western Cape, South Africa, Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 177488081 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | Walter Wallner | 2026-03-16 | South Cape DC (near De Vlugt), Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, Uniondale (South Africa) (650 m) | call, song - Several individuals foraging on berries.
|
1145772 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | Walter Wallner | 2026-03-24 | Kannaland Local Municipality (near Vyversrus), Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, Ladismith (South Africa) (360 m) | song - [also] [sono] | 1151457 xeno-canto.org |
| Cape Bulbul - Pycnonotus capensis | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-08-21 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 646176026 macaulaylibrary.org |
![[sono]](https://xeno-canto.org/sounds/spectrograms/WSTMKZEHKY/1152440/grey-medium.png){kind=link}
![[sono]](https://xeno-canto.org/sounds/spectrograms/WSTMKZEHKY/1135022/grey-medium.png){kind=link}
![[sono]](http://xeno-canto.org/sounds/uploaded/QXGZDUUJUO/ffts/XC1078351-large.png){kind=link}
![[sono]](http://xeno-canto.org/sounds/uploaded/QXGZDUUJUO/ffts/XC1078345-large.png){kind=link}
![[sono]](https://xeno-canto.org/sounds/spectrograms/WSTMKZEHKY/1133837/grey-medium.png){kind=link}
![[sono]](https://xeno-canto.org/sounds/spectrograms/WSTMKZEHKY/1151457/grey-medium.png){kind=link}
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