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Somali Bulbul
Pycnonotus somaliensis Reichenow, A 1905
The Somali bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in north-eastern Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Pycnonotidae
Genus:
Pycnonotus
Scientific:
Pycnonotus somaliensis
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Pycnonotidae
Genus:
Pycnonotus
Scientific:
Pycnonotus somaliensis
Original description
Citation:
Reichenow, A 1905
Reference:
Vögel Afrikas
3 pt2 p.840
Protonym:
Pycnonotus arsinoe somaliensis
Type locality:
Zeila, Somadu, northern Somaliland. Hartert (1906, Novit. Zool., 13, p. 391) restricted the type locality by designating a 'type' from Dadab [southern Zeila].
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/49737#page/884/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
958DA0E0284D2FC9
Avibase ID:
avibase-958DA0E0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/958DA0E0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562627
Geographic range:
- Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis: Djibouti to northwestern Somalia and southeastern Ethiopia
Source: Clements checklist
Somali Bulbul
Danish:
Somalibulbul
German:
Somalibülbül
Spanish:
Bulbul Somalí
Estonian:
kuši aedbülbül
French:
Bulbul somalien
Hungarian:
szomáli bülbül
Italian:
Bulbul somalo
Japanese (romaji):
somariahiyodori
Japanese:
ソマリアヒヨドリ
Dutch:
Somalische Buulbuul
Norwegian:
somalibylbyl
Polish:
bilbil łuskopierśny
Portuguese:
tuta-somali
Portuguese (Portugal):
bulbul-somali
Russian:
Сомалийский бюльбюль
Slovak:
bylbyl somálsky
Swedish:
somaliabulbyl
Ukrainian:
бюльбюль сомалійський
Chinese:
索马里鹎
Chinese (Traditional):
索馬利鋸嘴鵯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Bulbul somalien ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.55: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2015: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2016: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2017: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2018: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2019: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2021: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2022: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2023: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2024: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2025: Common Bulbul (Somali) ( Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Somali Bulbul ( Pycnonotus somaliensis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pycnonotus somaliensis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pycnonotus somaliensis [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: Gewone Tiptol (Somalië)
Bulgarian: Брадат бюлбюл (ssp. somaliensis)
Catalan: bulbul comú (somaliensis)
Czech: bulbul zahradní (ssp. somaliensis)
Danish: Somalibulbul
German: Graubülbül (somaliensis), Somalibülbül, Somalienbulbul
Greek: Κοινός Πυκνόνωτος (somaliensis)
English: Abyssinian Bulbul, Common Bulbul, Common Bulbul (Somali), Somali Bulbul
English (Avilist): Common Bulbul (Somali)
English, HBW: Common Bulbul (Somali)
English (IOC): Somali Bulbul
English (United States): Common Bulbul (Somali)
English (South Africa): Dark-capped Bulbul (Somali)
Spanish: Bulbul Naranjero (somaliensis), Bulbul Somalí
Spanish (Spain): Bulbul Naranjero (somaliensis)
Spanish (HBW): Common Bulbul (Somali)
Estonian: kuši aedbülbül
Finnish: kyläbulbuli (somaliensis)
French: Bulbul des jardins (Somalie), Bulbul des jardins (somaliensis), Bulbul somalien
French (Guyane): Bulbul des jardins (somaliensis)
Galician: Bulbul común (somaliensis)
Croatian: sivi bulbul (somaliensis)
Hungarian: szomáli bülbül
Icelandic: Garðaglymur (somaliensis)
Italian: Bulbul di Somalia, Bulbul somalo
Japanese (romaji): afurikahiyodori (somaliensis), somariahiyodori
Japanese: アフリカヒヨドリ (somaliensis), アフリカヒヨドリ（somaliensis）, ソマリアヒヨドリ, ソマリーヒヨドリ
Scientific: Pycnonotus arsinoe somaliensis, Pycnonotus barbatus somaliensis, Pycnonotus somaliensis, Pycnonotus somaliensis somaliensis, Pycnonotus tricolor somaliensis
Lithuanian: Sodinis bulbiulis (somaliensis)
Dutch: Grauwe Buulbuul (somaliensis), Somalische Buulbuul
Norwegian: hagebylbyl (somaliensis), somalibylbyl
Polish: bilbil luskopiersny, bilbil łuskopierśny, bilbil ogrodowy (somaliensis)
Portuguese: tuta-somali
Portuguese (Angola): Bulbul-negro-meridional (somaliensis)
Portuguese (Portugal): bulbul-comum (somaliensis), bulbul-somali, Engole-malagueta (somaliensis)
Romanian: Bulbul comun (somaliensis)
Russian: Сомалийский бюльбюль, Темнолицый бюльбюль (somaliensis)
Slovak: bylbyl somálsky, bylbyl somálsky (skup.)
Slovenian: Bulbul (somaliensis)
Serbian: Afrički bulbul (somaliensis)
Swedish: somaliabulbyl, Somalibulbyl
Turkish: Esmer Arapbülbülü (somaliensis)
Ukrainian: бюльбюль сомалійський, Бюльбюль темноголовий (підвид somaliensis)
Chinese: 索马里鹎
Chinese (Traditional): 索馬利鋸嘴鵯
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