How big is a Western Bearded Greenbul?

The Western Bearded Greenbul is a small sized bird weighing about 43 g.

Where can you see a Western Bearded Greenbul?

The Western Bearded Greenbul occurs in 7 countries, including Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.

What does a Western Bearded Greenbul sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Western Bearded Greenbul on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Western Bearded Greenbul?

The Western Bearded Greenbul is most easily confused with the Yellow-bearded Greenbul, the Eastern Bearded Greenbul and the White-bearded Greenbul.

Is the Western Bearded Greenbul endangered?

The Western Bearded Greenbul is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Western Bearded Greenbul

Criniger barbatus

Bulbuls · Passeriformes · Rare

The Western Bearded Greenbul (Criniger barbatus) is a rare bulbul found in 7 countries, weighing about 43 g. The western bearded greenbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforest43 g

Western Bearded Greenbul (Criniger barbatus), photo 1 — Photo: Roland Godon · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Western Bearded Greenbul (Criniger barbatus), photo 2 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Western Bearded Greenbul (Criniger barbatus), photo 3 — Photo: Demery · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Western Bearded Greenbul (Criniger barbatus), photo 4 — Photo: Demery · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Western Bearded Greenbul (Criniger barbatus), photo 5 — Photo: Büttikofer J. & C.F. Sala · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Western Bearded Greenbul (Criniger barbatus), photo 6 — Photo: Büttikofer J. & C.F. Sala · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Western Bearded Greenbul (Criniger barbatus), photo 7 — Photo: Pel · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Western Bearded Greenbul (Criniger barbatus), photo 8 — Photo: Pel · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Western Bearded Greenbul (Criniger barbatus), photo 9 — Photo: Demery · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Western Bearded Greenbul (Criniger barbatus), photo 10 — Photo: Demery · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Western Bearded Greenbul

The western bearded greenbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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What the Western Bearded Greenbul sounds like

Recording: Ben Phalan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Ghana Côte d’Ivoire Liberia Sierra Leone Nigeria Guinea Benin

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, October, November, December, with peak activity in November. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Western Bearded Greenbul look like?: The western bearded greenbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
How big is a Western Bearded Greenbul?: The Western Bearded Greenbul is a small sized bird weighing about 43 g.
Where can you see a Western Bearded Greenbul?: The Western Bearded Greenbul occurs in 7 countries, including Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
What does a Western Bearded Greenbul sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Western Bearded Greenbul on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Western Bearded Greenbul?: The Western Bearded Greenbul is most easily confused with the Yellow-bearded Greenbul, the Eastern Bearded Greenbul and the White-bearded Greenbul.
Is the Western Bearded Greenbul endangered?: The Western Bearded Greenbul is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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