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Pycnonotidae

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Pycnonotidae

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Also known as the Bulbuls, bulbul

The bulbuls are members of a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds, which also includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, and bristlebills. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical Asia to Indonesia, and north as far as Japan. A few insular species occur on the tropical islands of the Indian Ocean. There are 166 species in 32 genera. While different species are found in a wide range of habitats, the African species are predominantly found in rainforest, whereas Asian bulbuls are predominantly found in more open areas.

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Pycnonotidae, commonly known as bulbuls, is a family of birds within the order Passeriformes. It belongs to the class Aves and the phylum Chordata. The family was described by Gray in 1840 and is currently accepted as a valid taxonomic rank.

These medium-sized songbirds are distributed across the tropical regions of Africa and Asia. The family comprises approximately 130 species. Records indicate occurrences in countries including Madagascar, Kenya, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka.

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Species

bulbuls

Pycnonotidae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyPycnonotidae
Observations recorded7,984,765

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
114
With media
52
Family
Pycnonotidae
Collections
ANWC, YPM, NMV, CLO
Recorded in
Madagascar, Kenya, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
songbirds
Image
Pycnonotus xanthopygos - White-spectacled Bulbul 05.jpg
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taxon common name
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Commons category
Pycnonotidae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Pycnonotidae
Code of nomenclature
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
topic's main category
Category:Pycnonotidae
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • List of genera
  • Cladogram
  • Description
  • Behaviour and ecology
  • Breeding
  • Feeding
  • Relationship to humans
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

The bulbuls are members of a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds, which also includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, and bristlebills. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical Asia to Indonesia, and north as far as Japan. A few insular species occur on the tropical islands of the Indian Ocean. There are 166 species in 32 genera. While different species are found in a wide range of habitats, the African species are predominantly found in rainforest, whereas Asian bulbuls are predominantly found in more open areas.

==Taxonomy== The family Pycnonotidae was introduced by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840 as a subfamily Pycnonotinae of the thrush family Turdidae.

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