Pycnonotidae

Alophoixus pallidus Photo by António Gonçalves (Flickr) Common name:puff-throated bulbul (en); tuta-pálido (pt); bulbul pâle (fr); bulbul pálido (es); blassbauch-haubenbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in southern China, eastern Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.Size:These birds are 23 cm long.Habitat:The puff-throated bulbul is found in moist tropical forests, mainly in lowland areas, but also…

Phyllastrephus icterinus Photo by Guillaume Passavy (Oiseaux) Common name:icterine bulbul (en); tuta-icterino (pt); bulbul ictérin (fr); bulbul icterino (es); zeisigbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in West Africa, from southern Guinea and Sierra Leone to Ghana, and from southern Nigeria, though Cameroon and Gabon, and into Congo and D.R. Congo.Size:These birds are 16 cm…

Phyllastrephus terrestris Photo by Alan Manson (Wikipedia) Common name:terrestrial brownbul (en); tuta-da-terra (pt); bulbul jaboteur (fr); bulbul terrestre (es); laubbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This African species is found from Somalia and Kenya, through eastern Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and into southern Angola, south-eastern D.R. Congo, eastern and northern Botswana and eastern and southern South Africa.Size:These…

Pycnonotus leucotis Photo by Carmelo López (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:white-eared bulbul (en); tuta-de-orelha-branca (pt); bulbul à oreillons blancs (fr); bulbul orejiblanco (es); weißohrbülbül (de)Taxonomy: Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found from Iraq and eastern Saudi Arabia, through southern Iran and into southern Afghanistan, Pakistan and north-western India.Size:These birds are 18 cm long and weigh…