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Bulbuls

Bulbuls, medium-sized songbirds belonging to the family Pycnonotidae, include about 160 species across 32 genera and are found in diverse habitats ranging from African rainforests to open Asian areas, with some island species in the Indian Ocean. This widespread family, first introduced by George Robert Gray in 1840, has undergone taxonomic revisions, with certain species reclassified into new families and genera based on genetic studies. Bulbuls are slender birds with long tails, short wings, and a slightly hooked bill, varying in size and color, with some sporting distinct crests and being highly vocal. These monogamous birds generally lay up to five eggs in open tree nests, with some species displaying polygamy or alloparenting. Their diet is mainly frugivorous but can also include insects and small vertebrates. While some bulbuls thrive in human-altered environments and have even been introduced globally, a number are threatened by habitat loss, especially forest specialists.

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A photo of a Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

Red-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer
A photo of a Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

Ruby-throated Bulbul

Rubigula dispar

Scaly-breasted Bulbul

Ixodia squamata

Seram Golden Bulbul

Hypsipetes affinis

Sooty-headed Bulbul

Pycnonotus aurigaster

Spectacled Bulbul

Ixodia erythropthalmos

Spot-necked Bulbul

Alcurus tympanistrigus

Straw-headed Bulbul

Pycnonotus zeylanicus

Streak-breasted Bulbul

Hypsipetes siquijorensis

Streak-eared Bulbul

Pycnonotus conradi

Streaked Bulbul

Ixos malaccensis

Striated Bulbul

Alcurus striatus

Stripe-throated Bulbul

Pycnonotus finlaysoni

Sulphur-bellied Bulbul

Iole palawanensis

Sumatran Bulbul

Ixos sumatranus

Visayan Bulbul

Hypsipetes guimarasensis

White-headed Bulbul

Hypsipetes thompsoni
A photo of a White-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus)

White-throated Bulbul

Alophoixus flaveolus

Yellow-bellied Bulbul

Alophoixus phaeocephalus

Yellowish Bulbul

Hypsipetes everetti

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus goiavier

Yellow-wattled Bulbul

Poliolophus urostictus

Zamboanga Bulbul

Hypsipetes rufigularis
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AccentorsAfrican & Green BroadbillsAlbatrossesAlcippe FulvettasAnhingas, DartersAsian BarbetsAuksAustral Storm PetrelsAustralasian BabblersAustralasian RobinsAustralasian WarblersAustralasian WrensAustralo-Papuan BellbirdsBabblers, Scimitar BabblersBarn OwlsBee-eatersBirds-of-paradiseBoatbillsBristleheadBulbulsBuntingsBushtitsBustardsButtonquailCaracaras, FalconsCassowaries, EmuCettia Bush Warblers & AlliesChats, Old World FlycatchersCisticolas & AlliesCockatoosCormorants, ShagsCoursers, PratincolesCrab-ploverCranesCrombecs, African WarblersCrows, JaysCuckoosCuckooshrikesCupwingsDippersDrongosDucks, Geese, SwansElachuraFairy FlycatchersFairy-bluebirdsFantailsFigbirds, Orioles, TurnagraFinches, EuphoniasFinfootsFlamingosFlowerpeckersFlufftailsFrigatebirdsFrogmouthsGannets, BoobiesGoldcrests, KingletsGrassbirds & AlliesGrebesGround BabblersGulls, Terns, SkimmersHerons, BitternsHoneyeatersHoneyguidesHoopoesHornbillsHylocitreaIbisbillIbises, SpoonbillsIfritIndigobirds, WhydahsIorasJacanasJewel-babblers, Quail-thrushesKingfishersKites, Hawks, EaglesLarksLaughingthrushes & AlliesLeaf Warblers & AlliesLeafbirdsLongspurs, Snow BuntingsMagpie GooseMegapodesMelampittasMonarchsMottled BerryhunterNightjarsNorthern Storm PetrelsNuthatchesOld World ParrotsOld World Sparrows, SnowfinchesOspreysOwlsOystercatchersPainted-snipesParrotbills & AlliesPelicansPenduline TitsPetrels, Shearwaters, Diving PetrelsPheasants & AlliesPigeons, DovesPittasPloughbillPloversRail-babblerRails, Crakes & CootsReed Warblers & AlliesRollersSandpipers, SnipesShrikesSittellasSkuasStarlings, RhabdornisStilts, AvocetsStone-curlews, Thick-kneesStorksSunbirdsSwallows, MartinsSwiftsSylviid BabblersThrushesTits, ChickadeesTreecreepersTreeswiftsTrogonsTropicbirdsTypical BroadbillsVangas & AlliesVireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblersWagtails, PipitsWallcreeperWaxbills, Munias & AlliesWaxwingsWeavers, WidowbirdsWhipbirdsWhistlers & AlliesWhite-eyesWoodpeckersWoodswallows, Butcherbirds & AlliesWrensJayshrike

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