Editing Common bulbul (section)

==Distribution and habitat==
[[File:Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus MHNT 224 M'Boro Senegal RdN -.jpg|thumb|Eggs of ''Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus'' [[MHNT]]]]

It is a common resident breeder in much of Africa, and it has been found breeding in southern Spain at [[Tarifa]].<ref name=bow>{{cite journal | last1=Fishpool | first1=L. | last2=Tobias | first2=J.A.  | year=2020 | title=Common Bulbul (''Pycnonotus barbatus''), version 1.0 | editor1-last=del Hoyo | editor1-first=J. | editor2-last=Elliott | editor2-first=A. | editor3-last=Sargatal | editor3-first=J. | editor4-last=Christie | editor4-first=D.A. | editor5-last=de Juana | editor5-first=E. | journal=Birds of the World | location=Ithaca, NY, USA | publisher=Cornell Lab of Ornithology | doi=10.2173/bow.combul2.01 | url=https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.combul2.01 | access-date=6 March 2025 | url-access=subscription }}</ref> It is found in woodland, coastal bush, forest edges, riverine bush, montane scrub, and in mixed farming habitats. It is also found in exotic thickets, gardens, and parks.<ref name=hbw/>