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Garden Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, RL 1789)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus barbatus Stanislas Wroza 2026-03-27 Alnif MA-Drâa-Tafilalet, Errachidia (Morocco) (870 m) alarm call, call, flight call - [sono] 1098313
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Sander Bot 08-02-2009 Marrakech, Marrakech (Morocco) (450 m) call? (A) -   30428
xeno-canto.org
Dark-capped Bulbul - Pycnonotus tricolor layardi Nick Schaller 2022-12-21 La Lucia, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Inanda (South Africa) (40 m) call - [also] [sono] 770714
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Joost van Bruggen 2018-10-17 Serrekunda, Kanifing Municipal Council, West Coast Region, Western (Gambia) (10 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 440328
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Manuel Oudard 2021-11-14 Sidi Binzarne, Province de Chtouka Ait Baha, Souss Massa, Chtouka-Ait Baha (Morocco) (20 m) song - [sono] 836644
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Sander Bot 17-02-2009 Tafraoute, Anti-Atlas, Tiznit (Morocco) (1050 m) song? (A) -   30405
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Peter Boesman 2018-06-19 Abuko Nature Reserve, Western (Gambia) (10 m) song - [sono] 425290
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Antonio Xeira 2019-03-10 Coagri, Quinhamel, Norte, Guinea-Bissau, Quinhamel (Guinea Bissau)   -   164113291
macaulaylibrary.org
Dark-capped Bulbul - Pycnonotus tricolor layardi Louis A. Hansen 2018-10-27 Research Flats on campus, University of Dar es salaam, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) (100 m) song -

Volume increase

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 440283
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Joost van Bruggen 2018-10-18 Serrekunda, Kanifing Municipal Council, Banjul, Kombo Saint Mary (Gambia) (10 m) life stage uncertain, sex uncertain, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 691820
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Birding The Strait 2020-09-20 Campo de Gibraltar (near Tarifa), Cádiz, Andalucía, Tarifa (Spain) (20 m) adult, song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 589953
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Joost van Bruggen 2023-01-19 Freetown, Western Area Urban, Western Area, Western Urban (Sierra Leone) (10 m) song - [sono] 781882
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus schoanus Andrew Spencer 2014-12-21 Melka Ghebdu, Amhara (Ethiopia) (1300 m) song -

short songs from one of a pair of birds perched at mid-height in tall roadside thornscrub.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 278214
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Birding The Strait 2020-09-20 Campo de Gibraltar (near Tarifa), Cádiz, Andalucía, Tarifa (Spain) (20 m) adult, call, song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 589955
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul (Common) - Pycnonotus barbatus [barbatus Group] Frédéric Bacuez 2025-02-13 , Saint-Louis (Senegal)   -   650179464
macaulaylibrary.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus András Schmidt 2013-06-02 Mazzouna, Sidi Bou Zid, Mazzouna (Tunisia) (120 m) song -

Not modified. Bou Hedma NP building and its surroundings.

 870995
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Alain Malengreau 2023-12-09 Kataba1 (near Diannah), Bignona, Région de Ziguinchor, Ziguinchor (Senegal) (10 m) begging call, call, song -

Not edited record. 1 ou 2 young birds calling for food and song from adults. Sound of the ocean in background

 861141
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Yeray Seminario 2017-03-08 Tarifa--Pueblo, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain, Cádiz (Spain)   -   50475661
macaulaylibrary.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Paulina Meller 2019-09-24 Quitende, Quitexe, Uíge Province, Angola (Angola) song -   505408
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus Bram Piot 2016-04-02 Langue de Barbarie NP, Saint-Louis, Saint-Louis (Senegal) (0 m) song -

Single bird singing at dawn

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 310799
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Falco 2023-04-14 Ifentar, Province de Chtouka Ait Baha, Souss Massa, Chtouka-Ait Baha (Morocco) (20 m) song - [sono] 806829
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul (Common) - Pycnonotus barbatus [barbatus Group] Frédéric Bacuez 2026-03-09 , Saint-Louis (Senegal)   -   655475267
macaulaylibrary.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus barbatus Cedric Mroczko 2012-02-02 Bizerte, Bizerte North, Gouvernorat de Bizerte, Bizerte (Tunisia) (10 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 307657
xeno-canto.org
Common Bulbul - Pycnonotus barbatus Sander Bot 17-02-2009 Tafraoute, Anti-Atlas, Tiznit (Morocco) (1050 m) call? (A) -   30403
xeno-canto.org
Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

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