Himalayan Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys(Gray, JE, 1835)
English (US) Himalayan Bulbul
The Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys) 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.
Range: northeastern Afghanistan and Himalayas from northern Pakistan eastward at least to Arunachal (northeastern India)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pycnonotus leucogenys
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Himalayan Bulbul
- Described by
- (Gray, JE, 1835)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Brachypus leucogenys
- Described by
- (Gray, JE, 1835)
- Type locality
- India ; type locality inferentially restricted to Kashmir, by Blyth, 1845, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 14, p. 567.
- Original description
- Illustrations of Indian zoology; chiefly selected from the collection of Major-General Hardwicke, F. R. S. 2, no.19-20 pl.35 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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