Sooty-headed Bulbul
Pycnonotus aurigaster(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Sooty-headed Bulbul
The Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sooty-headed Bulbul
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Pycnonotus aurigaster chrysorrhoides
- Pycnonotus aurigaster resurrectus
- Pycnonotus aurigaster dolichurus
- Pycnonotus aurigaster latouchei
- Pycnonotus aurigaster klossi
- Pycnonotus aurigaster schauenseei
- Pycnonotus aurigaster thais
- Pycnonotus aurigaster germani
- Pycnonotus aurigaster aurigaster
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus aurigaster
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Caffraria, ex Levaillant, error = Java.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 20 p.258
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Bulbuls
Brown-breasted Bulbul
Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
Styan's Bulbul
Pycnonotus taivanus
Light-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus sinensis
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus goiavier
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
Himalayan Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys
White-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis
White-spectacled Bulbul
Pycnonotus xanthopygos
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
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