Pycnonotus

Pycnonotus is a paraphyletic genus of songbird in the bulbul family (Pycnonotidae).

Pycnonotus
Olive-winged bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
F. Boie, 1826
Synonyms
  • Alcurus
  • Brachypodius
  • Brachypus
  • Euptilosus
  • Euptilotus
  • Haematornis
  • Ixidia
  • Ixodia
  • Kelaartia
  • Micropus
  • Microtarsus
  • Molpastes
  • Oreoctistes
  • Otocompsa
  • Poliolophus
  • Rubigula
  • Xanthiscus
Yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)

Taxonomy and systematics

The genus Pycnonotus was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1826 with the Cape bulbul as the type species.[1] The name of the genus combines the Ancient Greek words puknos "thick" or "compact" and -nōtos "-backed".[2]

The genus contains the following 49 species:[3]

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Pycnonotus:

In 2010, eighteen species of greenbuls were reclassified, from either the genus Andropadus or — depending on the authority — from the genus Pycnonotus, as follows:

References
  1. Boie, Friedrich (1826). "Generalübersicht". Isis von Oken (in German). 19. Col 973.
  2. Jobling, J.A. (2018). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Bulbuls". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  4. "Arizelocichla masukuensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  5. "Arizelocichla kakamegae kakamegae - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  6. "Arizelocichla montana - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  7. "Arizelocichla tephrolaema - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  8. "Arizelocichla nigriceps nigriceps - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  9. "Arizelocichla chlorigula - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  10. "Arizelocichla milanjensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  11. "Arizelocichla olivaceiceps - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  12. "Stelgidillas gracilirostris - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  13. "Eurillas virens [incl. hallae] - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  14. "Eurillas gracilis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  15. "Eurillas ansorgei - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  16. "Eurillas curvirostris - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  17. "Eurillas latirostris - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  18. "Andropadus importunus - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  19. "Atimastillas flavicollis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  20. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum: Passeriformes, or perching birds. Cichlomorphœ: pt. III-IV, containing the ... family Timeliidœ (babbling-thrushes) by R.B. Sharpe. order of the Trustees. 1881-01-01.
  21. "Tricholestes criniger - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  22. Fuchs, Jérôme; Pasquet, Eric; Stuart, Bryan L.; Woxvold, Iain A.; Duckworth, J. W.; Bowie, Rauri C. K. (2018). "Phylogenetic affinities of the enigmatic Bare-faced Bulbul Pycnonotus hualon with description of a new genus". Ibis. 160 (3): 659–665. doi:10.1111/ibi.12580. ISSN 1474-919X.
  23. "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-02.


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