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Dark-capped Bulbul
Pycnonotus tricolor (Hartlaub, KJG 1862)
The dark-capped bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in central, eastern and south-eastern Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Pycnonotidae
Genus:
Pycnonotus
Scientific:
Pycnonotus tricolor
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Pycnonotidae
Genus:
Pycnonotus
Scientific:
Pycnonotus tricolor
Original description
Citation:
(Hartlaub, KJG 1862)
Reference:
Ibis
ser.1, vol.4, no.16 p.338,341
Protonym:
Ixos tricolor
Type locality:
Angola (restricted to northern Angola, Zedlitz, 1916, Journ. f. Orn., 64, p. 70).
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34369#page/380/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
80C8E2EB3765DE31
Avibase ID:
avibase-80C8E2EB
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/80C8E2EB
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562631
Geographic range:
- Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor: eastern Cameroon eastward to South Sudan and central Kenya, southward to northern Namibia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, northwestern Botswana, and northern and western Zambia
Source: Clements checklist
Dark-capped Bulbul
Afrikaans:
Swartoogtiptol
Danish:
Gulgumpet Bulbul
German:
Graubülbül
Spanish:
Bulbul Tricolor
Estonian:
lõuna-aedbülbül
French:
Bulbul tricolore
Italian:
Bulbul golanera sottocoda giallo
Japanese (romaji):
afurikahiyodori (tricolor guru-pu)
Japanese:
サンショクヒヨドリ
Dutch:
Driekleurbuulbuul
Polish:
bilbil okopcony
Portuguese:
Tuta-negra
Russian:
Трёхцветный бюльбюль
Slovak:
bylbyl trojfarebný
Swedish:
Trefärgad bulbyl
Chinese:
三色黑眼鹎
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頂鋸嘴鵯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Bulbul tricolore ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) |
| Clements, version 2021: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Common Bulbul (Dark-capped) ( Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Common Bulbul (Dark-capped) ( Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Dark-capped Bulbul ( Pycnonotus tricolor) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pycnonotus tricolor [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pycnonotus tricolor [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Pycnonotus [barbatus, somaliensis, dodsoni or tricolor]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Swartoogtiptol
Danish: Gulgumpet Bulbul
German: Bergwaldbülbül, Graubülbül
English: Blackeyed Bulbul, Brown-capped Bulbul, Common bulbul, Common Bulbul (Dark-capped), Dark capped Bulbul, Dark-capped Bulbul, Garden bulbul, Kenya Highlands Dark-capped Bulbul, Ngami Dark-capped Bulbul, Tricolored Bulbul, Tricoloured Bulbul, White-eared Geelgat
Spanish: Bulbul Tricolor
Estonian: lõuna-aedbülbül
French: Bulbul commun, Bulbul des jardins (tricolore), Bulbul tricolore
Italian: Bulbul caposcuro, Bulbul golanera sottocoda giallo
Japanese (romaji): afurikahiyodori (tricolor guru-pu)
Japanese: サンショクヒヨドリ
Scientific: Ixos tricolor, Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor, Pycnonotus tricolor, Pycnonotus tricolor tricolor
Dutch: Driekleurbuulbuul, Geelstuitbuulbuul, Grauwe buulbuul
Polish: bilbil okopcony
Portuguese: Tuta-negra
Russian: Трёхцветный бюльбюль
Slovak: bylbyl trojfarebný
Swedish: Trefärgad bulbyl
Chinese: 三色黑眼鹎
Chinese (Traditional): 黑頂鋸嘴鵯
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