---
title: "Kaapse loofbuulbuul"
description: "Phyllastrephus terrestris — Vogels. The terrestrial brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/terrestrial-brownbul
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kaapse loofbuulbuul

> Phyllastrephus terrestris — Vogels. The terrestrial brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

- Scientific name: *Phyllastrephus terrestris*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 876
- Wikidata: [Q909198](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q909198)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14563](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14563)

## Names

- en: Terrestrial Brownbul
- de: Laubbülbül
- es: Bulbul Terrestre
- fr: Bulbul jaboteur
- nl: Kaapse loofbuulbuul
- pl: Jasnobrzuch ziemny

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (518), ZW (65), BW (64), MW (39), ZM (34), NA (28), MZ (7), SZ (5), AO (3)

## Summary

The terrestrial brownbul (Phyllastrephus terrestris) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

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

## Photo

![Kaapse loofbuulbuul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/terrestrial-brownbul/medium.jpg)

Photo: Erwin Sieben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280442927

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/terrestrial-brownbul?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).