
Cabanis's Greenbul
Phyllastrephus cabanisi (Sharpe, 1882)
34 gWeight
Cabanis's greenbul (Phyllastrephus cabanisi), also known as Cabanis's bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
Busiest months: July · Most records: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
Where and when it's recorded
Cabanis's Greenbul has been recorded at 62 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Kakamega Forest NRKenya255 records
- Kakamega Forest NR – Rondo Retreat CentreKenya244 records
- Gatamaiyu ForestKenya232 records
More places
- Mt Kenya NP – Castle Forest and LodgeKenya216 records
- Kakamega Forest NR – Zimmerman Plot/Isecheno Forest StationKenya183 records
- Karura ForestKenya180 records
- Kakamega Forest NR – Ikuywa RiverKenya150 records
- Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Entrance RoadUganda149 records
- Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda133 records
- Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trailsCongo - Kinshasa125 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
Cabanis's greenbul (Phyllastrephus cabanisi), also known as Cabanis's bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in east-central and south-central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
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Questions
How big is the Cabanis's Greenbul?
The Cabanis's Greenbul weighs around 34 g.
Where does the Cabanis's Greenbul live?
Its breeding range: Africa: east-central, south-central. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
When is the best time to see the Cabanis's Greenbul?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July (Southern Hemisphere).
Is the Cabanis's Greenbul endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Cabanis's Greenbul as Least Concern.
What does the Cabanis's Greenbul eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Cabanis's Greenbul in?
It belongs to the family Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 34 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 83 mm
- Tail
- 84 mm
- Bill
- 19 mm
- Tarsus
- 23 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Africa: east-central, south-central
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Bulbuls Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Phyllastrephus
Other birds in the genus Phyllastrephus
Lowland Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilis
Montane Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigula
White-throated GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigularis
Angola GreenbulPhyllastrephus viridiceps
Xavier's GreenbulPhyllastrephus xavieri
Icterine GreenbulPhyllastrephus icterinus
Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris
Cameroon Olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus poensis
Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
Grey-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventris
Fischer's GreenbulPhyllastrephus fischeri
Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandens
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In other languages
- EnglishCabanis's Greenbul
- 简体中文卡氏旋木鹎
- 繁體中文卡巴尼氏旋葉鵯
- 日本語ニシキスジチャイロヒヨドリ
- DeutschCabanisbülbül
- FrançaisBulbul de Cabanis
- EspañolBulbul de Cabanis
- Portuguêstuta-de-garganta-clara
- ItalianoBulverde di Cabanis
- NederlandsCabanis' Loofbuulbuul
- РусскийРувензорский бюльбюль
- Svenskablek grönbulbyl
- DanskLysstrubet Bulbul
- Polskijasnobrzuch płowy