The common bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerinebirds. It is found in north-eastern, northern, western and central Africa.
P. b. barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) — Alternate names for the nominate race include Barbary bulbul and North-west African garden bulbul. Found from Morocco to Tunisia
Upper Guinea bulbulP. b. inornatus (Fraser, 1843) — Originally described as a separate species in the genus Ixos. Found from southern Mauritania and Senegal to western Chad and northern Cameroon
Gabon bulbulP. b. gabonensisSharpe, 1871 — Originally described as a separate species. Found from central Nigeria and central Cameroon to Gabon and southern Congo
Egyptian bulbulP. b. arsinoe (Lichtenstein, MHK, 1823) — Originally described as a separate species in the genus Turdus. Alternately named the Sahel garden bulbul. Found in eastern Chad, northern and central Sudan and eastern Egypt
Abyssinian bulbulP. b. schoanusNeumann, 1905 — Not to be confused with an alternate name for the Somali bulbul. Found in south-eastern Sudan, western, central and eastern Ethiopia, Eritrea
Descriptionedit
The bill is fairly short and thin, with a slightly downwards curving upper mandible. The bill, legs, and feet are black and the eye is dark brown with a dark eye-ring, which is not readily visible. It is about 18 cm (7.1 in) in length, with a long tail. It has a dark brown head and upperparts. Sexes are similar in plumage.
Distribution and habitatedit
Eggs of Pycnonotus barbatus inornatusMHNTPycnonotus (barbatus) tricolor is now generally seen as a full species, composed of three subspecies.
It is a common resident breeder in much of Africa, and it has recently been found breeding in southern Spain at Tarifa.[2] It is found in woodland, coastal bush, forest edges, riverine bush, montane scrub, and in mixed farming habitats. It is also found in exotic thickets, gardens, and parks.
Behaviour and ecologyedit
The common bulbul is usually seen in pairs or small groups. It is a conspicuous bird, which tends to sit at the top of a bush. As with other bulbuls they are active and noisy birds. The flight is bouncing and woodpecker-like. The call is a loud doctor-quick doctor-quick be-quick be-quick.
Breedingedit
This species nests throughout the year in the moist tropics, elsewhere it is a more seasonal breeder with a peak in breeding coinciding with the onset of the rainy season. The nest is fairly rigid, thick-walled and cup-shaped. It is usually situated inside the leafy foliage of a small tree or shrub.
Two or three eggs are a typical clutch. Like other bulbuls, it is parasitised by the Jacobin cuckoo.
Feedingedit
This species eats fruit, nectar, seeds and insects.
Referencesedit
^BirdLife International (2018). "Pycnonotus barbatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22712650A132101179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22712650A132101179.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ab"Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)". Fishpool, L. & Tobias, J. (2017). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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The common bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds It is found in north eastern northern western and central Africa Common bulbulP b barbatus MoroccoP b inornatus Bukau Forest GambiaConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PasseriformesFamily PycnonotidaeGenus PycnonotusSpecies P barbatusBinomial namePycnonotus barbatus Desfontaines 1789 SynonymsTurdus barbatus Contents 1 Taxonomy and systematics 1 1 Subspecies 2 Description 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Behaviour and ecology 4 1 Breeding 4 2 Feeding 5 References 6 External linksTaxonomy and systematics editThe common bulbul was originally described in the genus Turdus Some authorities treat the Somali Dodson s and dark capped bulbul as subspecies of the common bulbul 2 The common bulbul is considered to belong to a superspecies along with the Himalayan bulbul white eared bulbul white spectacled bulbul African red eyed bulbul and the Cape bulbul 3 Alternate names for the common bulbul include the black eyed bulbul brown bulbul also used for the Asian red eyed bulbul brown capped geelgat common garden bulbul garden bulbul and white vented bulbul as well as one name used for another species yellow vented bulbul Subspecies edit Five subspecies are recognized 4 P b barbatus Desfontaines 1789 Alternate names for the nominate race include Barbary bulbul and North west African garden bulbul Found from Morocco to Tunisia Upper Guinea bulbul P b inornatus Fraser 1843 Originally described as a separate species in the genus Ixos Found from southern Mauritania and Senegal to western Chad and northern Cameroon Gabon bulbul P b gabonensis Sharpe 1871 Originally described as a separate species Found from central Nigeria and central Cameroon to Gabon and southern Congo Egyptian bulbul P b arsinoe Lichtenstein MHK 1823 Originally described as a separate species in the genus Turdus Alternately named the Sahel garden bulbul Found in eastern Chad northern and central Sudan and eastern Egypt Abyssinian bulbul P b schoanus Neumann 1905 Not to be confused with an alternate name for the Somali bulbul Found in south eastern Sudan western central and eastern Ethiopia EritreaDescription editThe bill is fairly short and thin with a slightly downwards curving upper mandible The bill legs and feet are black and the eye is dark brown with a dark eye ring which is not readily visible It is about 18 cm 7 1 in in length with a long tail It has a dark brown head and upperparts Sexes are similar in plumage Distribution and habitat edit nbsp Eggs of Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus MHNT nbsp Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor is now generally seen as a full species composed of three subspecies It is a common resident breeder in much of Africa and it has recently been found breeding in southern Spain at Tarifa 2 It is found in woodland coastal bush forest edges riverine bush montane scrub and in mixed farming habitats It is also found in exotic thickets gardens and parks Behaviour and ecology editThe common bulbul is usually seen in pairs or small groups It is a conspicuous bird which tends to sit at the top of a bush As with other bulbuls they are active and noisy birds The flight is bouncing and woodpecker like The call is a loud doctor quick doctor quick be quick be quick Breeding edit This species nests throughout the year in the moist tropics elsewhere it is a more seasonal breeder with a peak in breeding coinciding with the onset of the rainy season The nest is fairly rigid thick walled and cup shaped It is usually situated inside the leafy foliage of a small tree or shrub Two or three eggs are a typical clutch Like other bulbuls it is parasitised by the Jacobin cuckoo Feeding edit This species eats fruit nectar seeds and insects References edit BirdLife International 2018 Pycnonotus barbatus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 e T22712650A132101179 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2018 2 RLTS T22712650A132101179 en Retrieved 19 November 2021 a b Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus Fishpool L amp Tobias J 2017 In del Hoyo J Elliott A Sargatal J Christie D A amp de Juana E eds Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive Lynx Edicions Barcelona Retrieved 11 November 2017 Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys www hbw com Retrieved 2017 03 23 Bulbuls IOC World Bird List www worldbirdnames org Retrieved 2017 03 26 Birds of The Gambia by Barlow Wacher and Disley ISBN 1 873403 32 1 https web archive org web 20110910171530 http www birdlife org za fieldguide book species info php id 192External links edit nbsp Media related to Pycnonotus barbatus at Wikimedia Commons Explore Species Common Bulbul at eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Common Bulbul on avibase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Common bulbul amp oldid 1213024706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
