Puff-backed bulbul

The puff-backed bulbul (Pycnonotus eutilotus) is a species of songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Alternate names for the puff-backed bulbul include the crested brown bulbul and puff-backed brown bulbul. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Puff-backed bulbul

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. eutilotus
Binomial name
Pycnonotus eutilotus
(Jardine & Selby, 1837)
Synonyms
  • Brachypus eutilotus
  • Euptilotus eutilotus
  • Brachypodius eutilotus

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus eutilotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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