Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
Coastal bush. Dark brown head and breast; white eye-rings; yellow vent.
Allies, Bulbuls
LC
Endemic
Description
Common endemic resident. Differs from [Dark-capped Bulbul] and [African Red-eyed Bulbul] in white eye-ring and browner appearance of head. Has similar cheerful calls, including a liquid ‘piet-piet-patata’. A lively, conspicuous species frequenting scrub, wooded watercourses and exotic coastal bush in the western and southern Cape.
Quick Facts
Size
21 cm - M
Names
A: Kaapse Tiptol
G: Kapbülbül
Bird Family
Frugivorous and insectivorous birds with clear, whistling calls. They frequent evergreen bush and forests. Sexes are alike, and immatures are duller.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
A lively, conspicuous species frequenting scrub, wooded watercourses and exotic coastal bush in the western and southern Cape.
