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Pycnonotus  F. Boie, 1826
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178505

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Molpastes Hume in Adam, 1873
  
    Gymnocrotaphus Büttikofer, 1896
  
    Bonapartia Büttikofer, 1896
  
    Centrolophus Büttikofer, 1896
  
    Bostrycholophus Büttikofer, 1896
  
    Crocopsis Reichenbach, 1850
  
    Brachypus Swainson, 1824
  
    Haematornis Swainson, 1832
  
    Hemitarsus Bonaparte, 1850
  
    Kelaartia Blyth in Jerdon, 1863
  
    Loidorusa Reichenbach, 1850
  
    Oreoctistes Sharpe, 1888
  
    Otocompsa Cabanis, 1851
  
    Pachycephalixus Büttikofer, 1896
  
    Stictognathus Büttikofer, 1896
  
    Trachycomus Cabanis, 1851
  
    Xanthixus Oates, 1889
  
    Picnonotus F. Boie, 1826
  
  Common Name(s): Bulbuls [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2026   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyPycnonotidae G. R. Gray, 1840 – Bulbuls  
                               GenusPycnonotus F. Boie, 1826 – Bulbuls  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Pycnonotus aurigaster (Vieillot, 1818) – Bulbul cul-d'or, bulbul-de-capuz, bulbul-de-crisso-amarelo, Bulbul ventridorado, Sooty-headed Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) – Bulbul des jardins, tuta-do-norte, bulbul-comum, Bulbul naranjero, Common Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus bimaculatus (Horsfield, 1821) – Bulbul bimaculé, bulbul-bimaculado, Bulbul bimaculado, Orange-spotted Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus blanfordi Jerdon, 1862 – Ayeyarwady Bulbul, Bulbul de Blanford, bulbul-do-irrauádi, bulbul-de-blanford, Bulbul de Blanford occidental 
                                  Species Pycnonotus brunneus Blyth, 1845 – Bulbul aux yeux rouges, bulbul-de-olho-vermelho, bulbul-d'olho-vermelho, Bulbul ojirrojo, Asian Red-eyed Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) – Bulbul à ventre rouge, bulbul-de-crisso-vermelho, bulbul-cafre, Bulbul cafre, Red-vented Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) – Bulbul du Cap, tuta-do-cabo, bulbul-do-cabo, Bulbul de El Cabo, Cape Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus cinereifrons (Tweeddale, 1878) – Ashy-fronted Bulbul, Bulbul à front cendré, bulbul-de-testa-cinzenta, Bulbul penitente 
                                  Species Pycnonotus conradi (Finsch, 1873) – Streak-eared Bulbul, Bulbul de Conrad, bulbul-de-orelha-raiada, bulbul-de-conrad, Bulbul de Blanford oriental 
                                  Species Pycnonotus davisoni (Hume, 1875) – Pale-eyed Bulbul, Bulbul de Davison, bulbul-de-olho-pálido, bulbul-d'olho-pálido, Bulbul de Davison 
                                  Species Pycnonotus finlaysoni Strickland, 1844 – Bulbul de Finlayson, bulbul-de-garganta-raiada, bulbul-de-garganta-estriada, Bulbul de Finlayson, Stripe-throated Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus flavescens Blyth, 1845 – Bulbul flavescent, bulbul-amarelento, bulbul-flavescente, Bulbul amarillento, Flavescent Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus goiavier (Scopoli, 1786) – Bulbul goiavier, bulbul-de-crisso-amarelo, bulbul-mascarado, Bulbul culiamarillo, Yellow-vented Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Bulbul orphée, bulbul-corado, bulbul-de-faces-vermelhas, Bulbul orfeo, Red-whiskered Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus leucogenys (J. E. Gray, 1835) – Bulbul à joues blanches, bulbul-do-himalaia, bulbul-de-faces-brancas, Bulbul cariblanco, Himalayan Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus leucops (Sharpe, 1888) – Pale-faced Bulbul, Bulbul à face pâle, bulbul-de-faces-brancas, bulbul-de-faces-pálidas, Bulbul cariclaro 
                                  Species Pycnonotus leucotis (Gould, 1836) – Bulbul à oreillons blancs, bulbul-de-orelha-branca, bulbul-d'orelha-branca, Bulbul orejiblanco, White-eared Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus luteolus (R. P. Lesson, 1841) – Bulbul à sourcils blancs, bulbul-de-sobrancelha-branca, Bulbul cejiblanco, White-browed Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus nigricans (Vieillot, 1818) – Bulbul brunoir, tuta-de-olho-vermelho, bulbul-de-capuz, Bulbul encapuchado, African Red-eyed Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus penicillatus Blyth, 1851 – Bulbul oreillard, bulbul-orelhudo, Bulbul orejudo, Yellow-eared Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus plumosus Blyth, 1845 – Bulbul à ailes olive, bulbul-de-asa-olivácea, bulbul-d'asa-verde, Bulbul aliverde, Olive-winged Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus pseudosimplex Shakya, Lim, Moyle, Rahman, Lakim & Sheldon, 2019 – Cream-eyed Bulbul, Bulbul aux yeux crème, bulbul-de-olho-claro, bulbul-d'olho-creme, Bulbul ojicremoso 
                                  Species Pycnonotus simplex R. P. Lesson, 1839 – Bulbul aux yeux blancs, bulbul-de-olho-branco, bulbul-d'olho-branco, Bulbul ojiblanco, Cream-vented Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus sinensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Bulbul de Chine, bulbul-chinês, Bulbul chino, Light-vented Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus snouckaerti Siebers, 1928 – Aceh Bulbul, Bulbul d'Aceh, bulbul-de-achém, Bulbul de Snouckaert 
                                  Species Pycnonotus taivanus Styan, 1893 – Bulbul de Taïwan, bulbul-da-formosa, Bulbul de Taiwan, Styan's Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus tympanistrigus (S. Müller, 1836) – Bulbul à cou tacheté, bulbul-perlado, bulbul-de-peito-malhado, Bulbul cuellipinto, Spot-necked Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus xantholaemus (Jerdon, 1845) – Bulbul à menton jaune, bulbul-de-garganta-amarela, bulbul-de-cabeça-amarela, Bulbul gorjigualdo, Yellow-throated Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus xanthopygos (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) – Bulbul d'Arabie, tuta-de-lunetas, bulbul-árabe, Bulbul árabe, White-spectacled Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus xanthorrhous Anderson, 1869 – Bulbul à poitrine brune, bulbul-de-peito-pardo, bulbul-de-peito-castanho, Bulbul pechipardo, Brown-breasted Bulbul 
                                  Species Pycnonotus zeylanicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Bulbul à tête jaune, bulbul-de-cabeça-dourada, bulbul-de-coroa-dourada, Bulbul cabeciamarillo, Straw-headed Bulbul 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Pycnonotus    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Pycnonotus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
  Reference for: Pycnonotus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pycnonotus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
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  Reference for: Pycnonotus   
       

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