Spectacled bulbul

The spectacled bulbul (Pycnonotus erythropthalmos), also known as the lesser brown bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. The spectacled bulbul was originally described in the genus Ixos.

Illustration by Keulemans, 1881

Spectacled bulbul
Subspecies P. e. erythropthalmos in Panti forest, Johor, Malaysia

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. erythropthalmos
Binomial name
Pycnonotus erythropthalmos
(Hume, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Ixos erythropthalmos
  • Pycnonotus pusillus
  • Pycnonotus salvadorii
  • Rubigula erythropthalmos

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus erythropthalmos". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22712747A94347338. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712747A94347338.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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