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…