Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus (Vieillot, LJP 1818)
| Species name | Recordist | Date | Location | Remarks | Cat.nr. |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | Tim Cockcroft | 2021-07-16 | Ndlambe Local Municipality (near Boesmansriviermond), Western District, Eastern Cape, Bathurst (South Africa) (10 m) | alarm call, call, song - At least three birds interacting and chasing each other, with much calling, in a patch of forest near a river. bird-seen:yes
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667029 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | Oscar Campbell | 2017-04-01 | Satara Camp, Kruger National Park (near Kruger Park), Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga, Mpumalanga (South Africa) (280 m) | song - Song from tall tree in campsite given several times. However, bird only seen briefly flying out. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
368175 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | Lynette Rudman | 2017-09-25 | Port Alfred, Western District, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (30 m) | call, song - The call and song of a Sombre Greenbul sitting on top of a large bush. The call is the first note of the song 'Wi-llie' and then the song with a slurred whistle at the end of each song phrase. In the middle of this soundclip is an alarm call of several single notes in a row. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
387466 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | Walter Wallner | 2026-02-08 | Overstrand Local Municipality (near Pearly Beach), Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, Bredasdorp (South Africa) (10 m) | call, song - [also] [sono] | 1136526 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | African Bioacoustics Community | 2026-05-15 | , Mpumalanga (South Africa) | - | 660079456 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-09-13 | City of Cape Town (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, Wynberg (South Africa) (40 m) | call - 250Hz HP, -3dB normalised, audio split. Recordist - A.Karamitsos
|
1056554 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus importunus | Walter Wallner | 2026-02-23 | Mossel Bay Local Municipality (near Great Brak River), Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, Mossel (South Africa) (0 m) | song - [also] [sono] | 1143075 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | Lynette Rudman | 2015-06-19 | Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (550 m) | song - Bird seen and heard sitting on top of a tree in a suburban garden in mid winter on a still clear sunny morning. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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253154 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus importunus | Walter Wallner | 2026-02-28 | Mossel Bay Local Municipality (near Great Brak River), Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, Mossel (South Africa) (0 m) | song - [also] [sono] | 1143511 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | Tendekayi Guni | 2020-08-23 | Greater Plettenberg Bay, South Cape DC, Western Cape, Knysna (South Africa) (20 m) | uncertain - bird-seen:no playback-used:no
|
595796 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-09-11 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 641958208 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | JJSUN | 2026-01-18 | deHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, Bredasdorp (South Africa) (180 m) | song - [sono] | 1078356 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | Lynette Rudman | 2019-05-22 | Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, Albany (South Africa) (600 m) | song - Bird seen singing and making the wheezing call all the way through while foraging for berries in a small bush. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
476125 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | Peter Boesman | 2019-10-31 | Near Lembeni, Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) | song - [sono] | 509861 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus insularis | Frank Lambert | 2017-10-11 | Rd N of Mikumi, Kilosa, Morogoro Region, Morogoro (Tanzania) (650 m) | call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
449284 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus oleaginus | Frank Lambert | 2019-11-06 | Mkhuze Game Reserve, Kwazulu-Natal, Ubombo (South Africa) (120 m) | song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
518572 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | Stein Ø. Nilsen | 2012-12-10 | Lazy Lagoon, Ras Kutani, Pwani (Tanzania) (5 m) | song - Zoom H4n Røde videomic bird-seen:yes playback-used:no |
154316 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | isaac kilusu | 2022-02-07 | Mererani,Kudu hills, Arusha Region, Manyara (Tanzania) (950 m) | adult, male, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
703350 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | Peter Boesman | 2014-11-03 | Mkhuze Game Reserve, Kwazulu-Natal, Kwazulu-Natal (South Africa) | call - ID certainty 90%
|
279790 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | African Bioacoustics Community | 2026-05-11 | Kruger Park (near Skukuza), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Witrivier (South Africa) (280 m) | call - 250HP, 3dB normalised. Recordist - A.Karamitsos
|
1146099 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | Peter Boesman | 2019-10-28 | Kilimanjaro Golf and Wildlife Estate, Usa River, Arusha, Arusha (Tanzania) | song - [sono] | 509860 xeno-canto.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | African Bioacoustics Community | 2026-01-24 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 651036421 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | African Bioacoustics Community | 2023-10-02 | , Mpumalanga (South Africa) | - | 639241159 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Sombre Greenbul - Andropadus importunus | JJSUN | 2026-01-18 | deHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, Bredasdorp (South Africa) (180 m) | song - [sono] | 1078355 xeno-canto.org |
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