Swamp Palm Bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernRareFruitForestCup nestMedium · 62 g

Swamp Palm Bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Roland Godon, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Swamp Palm Bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), photo 2 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Swamp Palm Bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), photo 3 — Photo: (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Swamp Palm Bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Swamp Palm Bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), photo 5 — Photo: (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Swamp Palm Bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Swamp Palm Bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), photo 7 — Photo: (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Swamp Palm Bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), photo 8 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Swamp Palm Bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), photo 9 — Photo: (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Swamp Palm Bulbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura), photo 10 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

About the Swamp Palm Bulbul

The swamp palm bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is monotypic within the genus Thescelocichla.

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Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Ghana Nigeria Côte d’Ivoire Gabon Equatorial Guinea Cameroon Liberia Congo - Brazzaville Uganda Sierra Leone Congo - Kinshasa Guinea-Bissau Central African Republic Benin Guinea Angola

Recorded as a rare visitor in Senegal, Togo.

When to see it

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Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Grey-bellied BulbulRubigula cyaniventrisThe grey-bellied bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family.

Simple GreenbulChlorocichla simplexThe simple greenbul or simple leaflove, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds.

Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisThe plain greenbul is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds.

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