Northern Brownbul

What the Northern Brownbul sounds like

Recorded by Louis A. Hansen · Alarm call, song · Arabuko-Sokoke, T-junction at Elephant road, Kenya · CC BY 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Northern Brownbul

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Northern Brownbul

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Northern Brownbul

The northern brownbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. The northern brownbul was originally described in the genus Criniger. Alternate names include the East African scrub bulbul and northern brown bulbul.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Icterine GreenbulPhyllastrephus icterinusThe icterine greenbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. Toro Olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochlorisThe Toro olive greenbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandensThe red-tailed leaflove is a species of leaflove in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.