Editing Common bulbul (section)

{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Common bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus barbatus).jpg
| image_caption = ''P. b. barbatus'', Morocco
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Pycnonotus barbatus'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T22712650A132101179 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22712650A132101179.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Pycnonotus
| species = barbatus
| authority = ([[Rene Louiche Desfontaines|Desfontaines]], 1789)
| range_map =
| range_map_caption =
| synonyms = * ''Turdus barbatus''
}}
The '''common bulbul''' ('''''Pycnonotus barbatus''''') is a member of the [[bulbul]] family of [[passerine]] [[bird]]s. It is widespread throughout most of Africa except for the very arid areas. Ten subspecies are recognised based on the geographical variation in plumage. Some of these were formerly considered as separate species: Dodson's bulbul, the Somali bulbul and the dark-capped bulbul.