Pycnonotus
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Pycnonotus is a genus of songbird
Songbird
A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds . Another name that is sometimes seen as scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin oscen, "a songbird"...

 in the Pycnonotidae family.
It contains the following species:
  • Sooty-headed Bulbul
    Sooty-headed Bulbul
    The Sooty-headed Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam....

     (Pycnonotus aurigaster)
  • Orange-spotted Bulbul
    Orange-spotted Bulbul
    The Orange-spotted Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....

     (Pycnonotus bimaculatus)
  • Streak-eared Bulbul
    Streak-eared Bulbul
    The Streak-eared Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     (Pycnonotus blanfordi)
  • Red-eyed Bulbul
    Red-eyed Bulbul
    The Red-eyed Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     (Pycnonotus brunneus)
  • Grey-bellied Bulbul
    Grey-bellied Bulbul
    The Grey-bellied Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     (Pycnonotus cyaniventris)
  • Puff-backed Bulbul
    Puff-backed Bulbul
    The Puff-backed Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     (Pycnonotus eutilotus)
  • Stripe-throated Bulbul
    Stripe-throated Bulbul
    The Stripe-throated Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam....

     (Pycnonotus finlaysoni)
  • Flavescent Bulbul
    Flavescent Bulbul
    The Flavescent Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist...

     (Pycnonotus flavescens)
  • Himalayan Bulbul
    Himalayan Bulbul
    The Himalayan Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.If they are mixed with humans from a young age, they will become friendly to humans.It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan.-Size and appearance:Himalayan Bulbul length is about 18 cm, wingspan...

     (Pycnonotus leucogenys)
  • Cream-striped Bulbul
    Cream-striped Bulbul
    The Cream-striped Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....

     (Pycnonotus leucogrammicus)
  • Black-and-white Bulbul
    Black-and-white Bulbul
    The Black-and-white Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand....

     (Pycnonotus melanoleucos)
  • Blue-wattled Bulbul
    Blue-wattled Bulbul
    The Blue-wattled Bulbul is a disputed songbird species in the family Pycnonotidae. The specific epithet commemorates Dutch explorer Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis.It is found in Brunei and Indonesia...

     (Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii)
  • Black-fronted Bulbul
    Black-fronted Bulbul
    The Black-fronted Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....

     (Pycnonotus nigricans)
  • Olive-winged Bulbul
    Olive-winged Bulbul
    The Olive-winged Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam....

     (Pycnonotus plumosus)
  • Cream-vented Bulbul
    Cream-vented Bulbul
    The Cream-vented Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     (Pycnonotus simplex)
  • Scaly-breasted Bulbul
    Scaly-breasted Bulbul
    The Scaly-breasted Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....

     (Pycnonotus squamatus)
  • Striated Bulbul
    Striated Bulbul
    The Striated Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....

     (Pycnonotus striatus)
  • Spot-necked Bulbul
    Spot-necked Bulbul
    The Spot-necked Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....

     (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus)
  • Yellow-wattled Bulbul
    Yellow-wattled Bulbul
    The Yellow-wattled Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is endemic to the Philippines.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...

     (Pycnonotus urostictus)
  • Brown-breasted Bulbul
    Brown-breasted Bulbul
    The Brown-breasted Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in China, Hong Kong, Laos, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam.-References:...

     (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous)
  • Straw-headed Bulbul
    Straw-headed Bulbul
    The Straw-headed Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand and Singapore. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist...

     (Pycnonotus zeylanicus)
  • Red-whiskered Bulbul
    Red-whiskered Bulbul
    The Red-whiskered Bulbul is a passerine bird found in Asia. It is a member of the bulbul family. It is a resident frugivore found mainly in tropical Asia. It has been introduced in many tropical areas of the world where populations have established themselves...

     (Pycnonotus jocosus)
  • Yellow-eared Bulbul
    Yellow-eared Bulbul
    The Yellow-eared Bulbul, Pycnonotus penicillatus, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is an endemic resident breeder in the highlands of Sri Lanka....

     (Pycnonotus penicillatus)
  • White-browed Bulbul
    White-browed Bulbul
    The White-browed Bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in Sri Lanka and peninsular India. Largely olive coloured above with whitish underparts, it has a pale supercilium and a yellow vent...

     (Pycnonotus luteolus)
  • Black-crested Bulbul
    Black-crested Bulbul
    The Black-crested Bulbul, Pycnonotus melanicterus, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent including in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, and eastwards in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia....

     (Pycnonotus melanicterus)
  • Red-vented Bulbul
    Red-vented Bulbul
    The Red-vented Bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Burma and southwestern China. It has been introduced and has established itself in the wild in many Pacific islands including Fiji, Samoa,...

     (Pycnonotus cafer)
  • Common Bulbul
    Common Bulbul
    The Common Bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a ubiquitous resident breeder throughout Africa...

     (Pycnonotus barbatus)
    • Dodson's Bulbul (Pycnonotus (barbatus) dodsoni)
    • Somali Bulbul (Pycnonotus (barbatus) somaliensis)
    • Dark-capped Bulbul (Pycnonotus (barbatus) tricolor)
  • Black-headed Bulbul
    Black-headed Bulbul
    The Black-headed Bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in forests in south-east Asia. It has a mainly olive-yellow plumage with a glossy bluish-black head. A grey morph where most of the olive-yellow is replaced by grey also exists...

     (Pycnonotus atriceps)
  • Grey-headed Bulbul
    Grey-headed Bulbul
    The Grey-headed Bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of south-west India, found from Goa south to Tamil Nadu, at altitudes up to 1200m. It is found in dense reeds or thickets mainly near rivers and swampy areas inside forests...

     (Pycnonotus priocephalus)
  • Yellow-throated Bulbul
    Yellow-throated Bulbul
    The Yellow-throated Bulbul is a species of bulbul endemic to southern peninsular India. They are found on scrub habitats on steep, rocky hills many of which are threatened by granite quarrying. It is confusable only with the White-browed Bulbul with which its range overlaps but is distinctively...

     (Pycnonotus xantholaemus)
  • Light-vented Bulbul
    Light-vented Bulbul
    The Light-vented Bulbul , also known as the Chinese Bulbul, is a bird and a member of the bulbul family.-Description:The particular characteristic is the large white patch covering the nape and the sides of its black head...

     (Pycnonotus sinensis)
  • Yellow-vented Bulbul
    Yellow-vented Bulbul
    The Yellow-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus goiavier, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is resident breeder in southeast Asia from southern Thailand and Cambodia south to Borneo and the Philippines....

     (Pycnonotus goiavier)
  • White-eared Bulbul
    White-eared Bulbul
    The White-eared Bulbul, Pycnonotus leucotis is a member of the bulbul family. It is found in Kuwait, Bahrain, mid and southern Iraq, southern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, north-western India, in parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and on the Arabian peninsula...

     (Pycnonotus leucotis)
  • Spectacled Bulbul
    Spectacled Bulbul
    The Spectacled Bulbul , also known as the Lesser Brown Bulbul, is a bird in the bulbul family. It is known in Malay as Merbah Kecil. It is endemic to Southeast Asia....

     (Pycnonotus erythropthalmos)
  • White-spectacled Bulbul
    White-spectacled Bulbul
    The White-spectacled Bulbul also known as the Yellow-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus xanthopygos, is a small bird, a bit bigger than a sparrow. It is 19–21 centimeters in length, and its wingspan is 20–25 centimeters. A stable bird that lives in fruit plantations, gardens, cities etc. It is the most...

     (Pycnonotus xanthopygos)
  • Taiwan Bulbul
    Taiwan Bulbul
    The Taiwan Bulbul or Styan's Bulbul Pycnonotus taivanus is an endemic species of bulbul that lives in eastern and southern Taiwan. Though common in some areas, it has been listed as a species vulnerable to extinction...

     (Pycnonotus taivanus)
  • Cape Bulbul
    Cape Bulbul
    The Cape Bulbul, Pycnonotus capensis, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is an endemic resident breeder in coastal bush, open forest, gardens and fynbos in southern South Africa. This species nests mainly in the southern spring from September to November...

     (Pycnonotus capensis)
  • Bare-faced Bulbul
    Bare-faced Bulbul
    The Bare-faced Bulbul is a species of bulbul described from Laos in 2009. It is one of the very few Asian songbirds with a bald face and is the first new species of bulbul to be described from Asia in over a century....

    (Pycnonotus hualon)
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