---
title: "Kap-Grünbülbül"
description: "Andropadus importunus — Vögel. The sombre greenbul (Andropadus importunus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/sombre-greenbul
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kap-Grünbülbül

> Andropadus importunus — Vögel. The sombre greenbul (Andropadus importunus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.

- Scientific name: *Andropadus importunus*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 2684
- Wikidata: [Q941386](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q941386)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14708](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14708)

## Names

- en: Sombre Greenbul
- de: Kap-Grünbülbül
- es: Bulbul de Zanzíbar
- fr: Bulbul importun
- nl: Vale buulbuul
- pt: Tuta-sombria
- pl: Bilbil zuchwały

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2285), TZ (114), KE (44), MZ (37), MW (14), SZ (14), ZW (4), ZM (3)

## Summary

The sombre greenbul (Andropadus importunus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in coastal bush, evergreen forest and dry shrub land in eastern and southern Africa.  It is the only member of the genus Andropadus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sombre_greenbul

## Photo

![Kap-Grünbülbül](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sombre-greenbul/medium.jpg)

Photo: bdhimes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290416868

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sombre-greenbul?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).