Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Red-whiskered Bulbul
The Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) 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 jocosus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Pycnonotus jocosus fuscicaudatus
- Pycnonotus jocosus abuensis
- Pycnonotus jocosus pyrrhotis
- Pycnonotus jocosus emeria
- Pycnonotus jocosus whistleri
- Pycnonotus jocosus monticola
- Pycnonotus jocosus jocosus
- Pycnonotus jocosus hainanensis
- Pycnonotus jocosus pattani
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- [Lanius] jocosus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- China; type locality restricted to Canton, Kwangtung, by Deignan, 1948, Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., 38, p. 281.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.95
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Light-vented Bulbul
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Yellow-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus goiavier
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
Sooty-headed Bulbul
Pycnonotus aurigaster
Himalayan Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys
White-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis
White-spectacled Bulbul
Pycnonotus xanthopygos
African Red-eyed Bulbul
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