Red-tailed Bristlebill

Bleda syndactylus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 46 g

What the Red-tailed Bristlebill sounds like

Sonogram of the Red-tailed Bristlebill: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by paulo kivuyo · Call · Minziro forest, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Red-tailed Bristlebill

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 Red-tailed Bristlebill

Regular range

The map shades 18 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Red-tailed Bristlebill

The red-tailed bristlebill or common bristlebill, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is widely present throughout the African tropical rainforest. It prefers primary over secondary forests.

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