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[[Image:Cape_Bulbul.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Mybs|Mybs}}<br />Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, near Cape Town,[[South Africa]], 12 September 2004]]
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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An all-brown bird, with a distinctive white eye-ring, and yellow vent. Size 19-21 cm - this bird is larger than a sparrow, but smaller than a Laughing Dove.
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'''Length 19-21 cm 7-8"'''<br />
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====Adult====
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[[Image:Cape bulbul2.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|xmesox|Bryn De Kocks}}<br />Somerset West, [[South Africa]], 30 April 2011]]
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A dark brown bird, with a distinctive white eye-ring, and yellow vent.
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====Juvenile====
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Lacks white eye-ring.
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====Similar Species====
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The white eye-ring distinguishes adults of this species from the similar [[Dark-capped Bulbul]] and [[Black-fronted Bulbul]].  Also Cape Bulbul is much darker below.
  
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The white eye-ring distinguishes this species from the similar [[Dark-capped Bulbul]] and [[Black-fronted Bulbul]].
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Endemic to south-western [[South Africa]].
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Endemic to southern and south-western Cape Province ([[South Africa]]).
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==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
  
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==Taxonomy==
 
 
==Habitat==
 
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This is a bird of coastal bush and fynbos of the Western and Eastern Cape . It is also found in exotic thickets, gardens and parks.
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Coastal scrub, riverine forests, exotic plantations and gardens.
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The Cape Bulbul is usually seen in pairs or small groups. It is a conspicuous bird, which tends to sit at the top of a bush. As with other toppies they are active and noisy birds.
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==Behaviour==
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==Diet==
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Usually seen in pairs or small noisy groups. Inclined to sit at the top of a bush.
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This species eats fruit, nectar and insects.
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====Diet====
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==Reproduction==
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They eat fruit, nectar and insects.
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This species nests mainly in September to November. The nest is fairly rigid, thick walled and cup-shaped. It is situated inside the leafy foliage of a small tree or shrub.
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====Breeding====
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Nesting season September to November.<br />
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The cup-shaped, thick walled nest is formed inside the foliage of a small tree or shrusb.
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====Vocalizations====
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Call is a sharp, liquid whistle.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Fishpool, L. & Tobias, J. (2018). Cape Bulbul (''Pycnonotus capensis''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/57941 on 22 June 2018).
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#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}#birdlife.org.za
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#BF member observations
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 20 November 2021

Photo © by Mybs
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, near Cape Town,South Africa, 12 September 2004
Pycnonotus capensis

Identification

Length 19-21 cm 7-8"

Adult

Photo © by Bryn De Kocks
Somerset West, South Africa, 30 April 2011

A dark brown bird, with a distinctive white eye-ring, and yellow vent.

Juvenile

Lacks white eye-ring.

Similar Species

The white eye-ring distinguishes adults of this species from the similar Dark-capped Bulbul and Black-fronted Bulbul. Also Cape Bulbul is much darker below.

Distribution

Endemic to southern and south-western Cape Province (South Africa).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Coastal scrub, riverine forests, exotic plantations and gardens.

Behaviour

Usually seen in pairs or small noisy groups. Inclined to sit at the top of a bush.

Diet

They eat fruit, nectar and insects.

Breeding

Nesting season September to November.
The cup-shaped, thick walled nest is formed inside the foliage of a small tree or shrusb.

Vocalizations

Call is a sharp, liquid whistle.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Fishpool, L. & Tobias, J. (2018). Cape Bulbul (Pycnonotus capensis). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/57941 on 22 June 2018).
  3. Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
  4. birdlife.org.za
  5. BF member observations

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