A bird native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, and S Asia; short wings, long tail; stiff bristles at base of pointed bill; noisy and gregarious; inhabits woodland or cultivation; eats fruit and insects. (Family: Pycnonotidae, 120 species.)
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Light-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus sinensis |
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See text. Family Pycnonotidae Genus Pycnonotus (paraphyletic) "Ancient" Asian bulbuls Black-headed Bulbul, Pycnonotus atriceps Puff-backed Bulbul, Pycnonotus eutilotus Black-and-white Bulbul, Pycnonotus melanoleucus Pycnonotus proper Black-crested Bulbul, Pycnonotus melanicterus Grey-bellied Bulbul, Pycnonotus cyaniventris Spectacled Bulbul, Pycnonotus erythropthalmos Straw-headed Bulbul, Pycnonotus zeylanicus Red-eyed Bulbul, Pycnonotus brunneus Olive-winged Bulbul, Pycnonotus plumosus Yellow-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus goiavier Common Bulbul, Pycnonotus barbatus Black-fronted Bulbul, Pycnonotus nigricans White-cheeked Bulbul, Pycnonotus leucogenys Unassigned Striated Bulbul, Pycnonotus striatus Cream-striped Bulbul, Pycnonotus leucogrammicus Spot-necked Bulbul, Pycnonotus tympanistrigus Grey-headed Bulbul, Pycnonotus priocephalus Styan's Bulbul, Pycnonotus taivanus Scaly-breasted Bulbul, Pycnonotus squamatus Red-whiskered Bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus Brown-breasted Bulbul, Pycnonotus xanthorrhous Light-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus sinensis Cape Bulbul, Pycnonotus capensis White-spectacled Bulbul, Pycnonotus xanthopygos White-eared Bulbul, Pycnonotus leucotis Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer Sooty-headed Bulbul, Pycnonotus aurigaster Blue-wattled Bulbul, Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii (disputed) Yellow-wattled Bulbul, Pycnonotus urostictus Orange-spotted Bulbul, Pycnonotus bimaculatus Stripe-throated Bulbul, Pycnonotus finlaysoni Yellow-throated Bulbul, Pycnonotus xantholaemus Yellow-eared Bulbul, Pycnonotus penicillatus Flavescent Bulbul, Pycnonotus flavescens White-browed Bulbul, Pycnonotus luteolus Streak-eared Bulbul, Pycnonotus blanfordi Cream-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus simplex Genus Spizixos Crested Finchbill, Spizixos canifrons Collared Finchbill, Spizixos semitorques Genus Tricholestes Hairy-backed Bulbul, Tricholestes criniger Genus Setornis Hook-billed Bulbul, Setornis criniger Genus Alophoixus (possibly polyphyletic) Finsch's Bulbul, Alophoixus finschii White-throated Bulbul, Alophoixus flaveolus Puff-throated Bulbul, Alophoixus pallidus Ochraceous Bulbul, Alophoixus ochraceus Gray-cheeked Bulbul, Alophoixus bres Yellow-bellied Bulbul, Alophoixus phaeocephalus Golden Bulbul, Alophoixus affinis Genus Iole Olive Bulbul, Iole virescens Grey-eyed Bulbul, Iole propinqua Buff-vented Bulbul, Iole olivacea Yellow-browed Bulbul, Iole indica Genus Hemixos Ashy Bulbul, Hemixos flavala Chestnut Bulbul, Hemixos castanonotus Genus Ixos (paraphyletic) Close to Hemixos Streaked Bulbul, Ixos malaccensis Close to Hypsipetes Philippine Bulbul, Ixos philippinus Unassigned Sulphur-bellied Bulbul, Ixos palawanensis Streak-breasted Bulbul, Ixos siquijorensis Yellowish Bulbul, Ixos everetti Zamboanga Bulbul, Ixos rufigularis Mountain Bulbul, Ixos mcclellandii Sunda Bulbul, Ixos virescens Genus Microscelis Brown-eared Bulbul, Microscelis amaurotis (sometimes included in Ixos) Genus Hypsipetes Madagascar Bulbul, Hypsipetes madagascariensis Black Bulbul, Hypsipetes leucocephalus Seychelles Bulbul, Hypsipetes crassirostris Comoro Bulbul, Hypsipetes parvirostris Reunion Bulbul, Hypsipetes borbonicus Mauritius Bulbul, Hypsipetes olivaceus Nicobar Bulbul, Hypsipetes virescens White-headed Bulbul, Hypsipetes thompsoni Genus Calyptocichla Golden Greenbul, Calyptocichla serina Genus Phyllastrephus Leaf-love Greenbul, Phyllastrephus scandens Cabanis' Greenbul, Phyllastrephus cabanisi Fischer's Greenbul, Phyllastrephus fischeri Placid Greenbul, Phyllastrephus placidus Terrestrial Brownbul, Phyllastrephus terrestris Northern Brownbul, Phyllastrephus strepitans Pale-olive Greenbul, Phyllastrephus fulviventris Gray-olive Greenbul, Phyllastrephus cerviniventris Baumann's Greenbul, Phyllastrephus baumanni Toro Olive Greenbul, Phyllastrephus hypochloris Cameroon Olive Greenbul, Phyllastrephus poensis Sassi's Greenbul, Phyllastrephus lorenzi Yellow-streaked Bulbul, Phyllastrephus flavostriatus Grey-headed Greenbul, Phyllastrephus poliocephalus Tiny Greenbul, Phyllastrephus debilis White-throated Greenbul, Phyllastrephus albigularis Icterine Greenbul, Phyllastrephus icterinus Liberian Greenbul, Phyllastrephus leucolepis Xavier's Greenbul, Phyllastrephus xavieri Genus Andropadus (possibly polyphyletic) Cameroon Mountain Greenbul, Andropadus montanus Shelley's Greenbul, Andropadus masukuensis Little Greenbul, Andropadus virens Grey Greenbul, Andropadus gracilis Ansorge's Greenbul, Andropadus ansorgei Plain Greenbul, Andropadus curvirostris Slender-billed Greenbul, Andropadus gracilirostris Sombre Greenbul, Andropadus importunus Yellow-whiskered Bulbul, Andropadus latirostris Western Mountain Greenbul, Andropadus tephrolaemus Eastern Mountain Greenbul, Andropadus nigriceps Stripe-cheeked Bulbul, Andropadus milanjensis Genus Criniger Red-tailed Greenbul, Criniger calurus Western Bearded Greenbul, Criniger barbatus Eastern Bearded Greenbul, Criniger chloronotus Yellow-bearded Greenbul, Criniger olivaceus White-bearded Greenbul, Criniger ndussumensis Genus Bleda Common Bristlebill, Bleda syndactyla Green-tailed Bristlebill, Bleda eximia Grey-headed Bristlebill, Bleda canicapilla Genus Thescelocichla Swamp Greenbul, Thescelocichla leucopleura Genus Chlorocichla Simple Greenbul, Chlorocichla simplex Yellow-throated Greenbul, Chlorocichla flavicollis Yellow-necked Greenbul, Chlorocichla falkensteini Yellow-bellied Greenbul, Chlorocichla flaviventris Joyful Greenbul, Chlorocichla laetissima Prigogine's Greenbul, Chlorocichla prigoginei Genus Ixonotus (pending confirmation of placement) Spotted Greenbul, Ixonotus guttatus Genus Baeopogon Honeyguide Greenbul, Baeopogon indicator Sjostedt's Greenbul, Baeopogon clamans Genus Neolestes Black-collared Bulbul, Neolestes torquatusThe last genus might be allied to Calyptocichla or not be a bulbul at all. |
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