Yellow-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus penicillatusBlyth, E, 1851
English (US) Yellow-eared Bulbul
The Yellow-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) 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: highlands of Sri LankaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pycnonotus penicillatus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-eared Bulbul
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1851
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1851
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 20, no.2 p.178
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Orange-spotted Bulbul
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Brown-breasted Bulbul
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Styan's Bulbul
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Light-vented Bulbul
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Red-whiskered Bulbul
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Red-vented Bulbul
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