Ruby-throated bulbul
Ruby-throated bulbul | |
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Miami Metrozoo, Florida | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Pycnonotus |
Species: | P. dispar |
Binomial name | |
Pycnonotus dispar (Horsfield, 1821) | |
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The ruby-throated bulbul (Pycnonotus dispar), or yellow bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found on Sumatra, Java, and Bali.
Taxonomy and systematics
The ruby-throated bulbul was originally described in the genus Turdus. Until 2008, the ruby-throated bulbul was considered as conspecific with the black-capped, black-crested, flame-throated and Bornean bulbuls. Some authorities have considered the ruby-throated bulbul to be a subspecies of the black-capped bulbul.[2]
Description
It is virtually crestless, has a deep red throat and reddish eyes.
Distribution and habitat
This is a bird of forest and dense scrub.
Behaviour and ecology
It builds its nest in a bush; two to four eggs is a typical clutch. The ruby-throated bulbul feeds on fruit and insects.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pycnonotus dispar. |
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus dispar". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T103827052A104338311. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103827052A104338311.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "Species Version 1 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. (2005). Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Volume 2: Attributes and Status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona
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