Pycnonotidae

Spizixos semitorques Photo by Jon Hornbuckle (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:collared finchbill (en); tuta-de-coleira-interrompida (pt); bulbul à semi-collier (fr); bulbul collarejo (es); halsbandbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily  PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in central and south-eastern China, as well as in Taiwan and marginally into northern Vietnam.Size:These birds are 17-23 cm long and weigh 35-50 g.Habitat:The collared finchbill…

Chlorocichla flaviventris Photo by Ian White (Flickr) Common name:yellow-bellied greenbul (en); tuta-amarelo (pt); bulbul à poitrine jaune (fr); bulbul de vientre amarillo (es); gelbbauchbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Angola and northern Namibia in the west, through southern D.R. Congo and Zambia and into Kenya, southern Somalia, Mozambique and north-eastern…

Pycnonotus nigricans Photo by Hans Hillewaert (Wikipedia) Common name:black-fronted bulbul (en); tuta-de-olhos-vermelhos (pt); bulbul brunoir (fr); bulbul encapuchado (es); maskenbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in southern Africa, from southern Angola and Zambia down to South Africa.Size:These birds are 21 cm long and weigh around 30 g.Habitat:The black-fronted bulbul is found in a wide…

Pycnonotus cafer Photo by J.M. Garg (Wikipedia) Common name:red-vented bulbul (en); tuta-de-ventre-vermelho (pt); bulbul à ventre rouge (fr); bulbul de ventrirrojo (es); rußbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species originates from the Indian sub-continent, being found throughout India and Sri Lanka, in eastern Pakistan and Afghanistan, in Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and marginally into southern China. This…

Pycnonotus leucogenys Photo by Jerome Boisard (Flickr) Common name:Himalayan bulbul (en); tuta-de-faces-brancas (pt); bulbul à joues blanches (fr); bulbul de mejillas blancas (es); weißohrbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found along the southern foothills of the Himalayas, in Bhutan, Nepal, northern India, northern Pakistan and marginally into Afghanistan and Tajikistan.Size:These birds are 18-20 cm long and have…

Hypsipetes leucocephalus Photo by Irene Ho (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:black bulbul (en); tuta-preta (pt); bulbul noir (fr); bulbul nero (es); schwarzfluchtvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in southern Asia, with one population in western India and Sri Lanka and another from northern India and Pakistan, through the Himalayas and into southern China and Indochina.Size:These birds…

Andropadus importunus Photo by Carmelo López (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:sombre greenbul (en); tuta-sombria (pt); bulbul importun (fr); bulbul sombrío (es); schlichtbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Africa, from Kenya, through eastern Tanzania and Mozambique and into Zimbabwe and eastern and southern South Africa.Size:These birds are 15-18 cm long and weigh around 26 g.Habitat:They…

Pycnonotus priocephalus Photo by Ramki Sreenivasan (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:grey-headed bulbul (en); tuta-de-cabeça-cinzenta (pt); bulbul colombar (fr); bulbul de cabeza gris (es); graukopfbülbül (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-west India, being found in the Western Ghats and Palni Hills, between Goa and Tamil Nadu.Size:These birds are 14-15 cm long and weigh 14-19 g.Habitat:Grey-headed…