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The Sombre greenbul (Andropadus importunus) is a bird found in South Africa and Kenya. Coastal bush and forest in eastern and southern Africa. It eats fruit and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Sombre greenbul lives

Coastal bush and forest in eastern and southern Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🍎 Fruit70%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by African Bioacoustics Community (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1178500. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Sombre greenbul

Where does the Sombre greenbul live?

The Sombre greenbul lives in South Africa and Kenya. Coastal bush and forest in eastern and southern Africa.

What does the Sombre greenbul eat?

fruit (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Sombre greenbul endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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• Village weaver
• Ascension frigatebird
• Bronze mannikin
• African paradise flycatcher
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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.