Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus(Desfontaines, RL, 1789)
English (US) Common Bulbul
The Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) 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 barbatus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Bulbul
- Described by
- (Desfontaines, RL, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Pycnonotus barbatus barbatus
- Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus
- Pycnonotus barbatus gabonensis
- Pycnonotus barbatus arsinoe
- Pycnonotus barbatus schoanus
- Pycnonotus barbatus dodsoni
- Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis
- Pycnonotus barbatus spurius
- Pycnonotus barbatus layardi
- Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus barbatus
- Described by
- (Desfontaines, RL, 1789)
- Type locality
- 'Cotes de Barbarie' [= near Algiers].
- Original description
- Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences. Avec les Mémoires de Mathématique & de Physique (1787) p.500 pl.12
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Bulbuls
Sooty-headed Bulbul
Pycnonotus aurigaster
Himalayan Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys
White-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis
White-spectacled Bulbul
Pycnonotus xanthopygos
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
Hairy-backed Bulbul
Tricholestes criniger
Hook-billed Bulbul
Setornis criniger
Yellow-bellied Bulbul
Alophoixus phaeocephalus
Palawan Bulbul
Alophoixus frater
Grey-cheeked Bulbul
Alophoixus tephrogenys
Penan Bulbul
Alophoixus ruficrissus
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