The light-vented bulbul, also called the Chinese bulbul, is a species of bird in the bulbul family found in central and southern China, Hong Kong, Macao, northern Vietnam, southern Japan and Taiwan, with occasional records from South Korea. A common species of songbird that favors lightly wooded habitats, it can frequently be seen in towns, suburbs and urban parks within its range. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Reference:
Syst.Nat. p.942
Protonym:
[Muscicapa] sinensis
Avibase ID:
BB5650EB5955FE5C
Avibase ID:
avibase-BB5650EB
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BB5650EB
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562626
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Light-vented or Taiwan Bulbul ( Pycnonotus [sinensis or formosae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Light-vented or Taiwan Bulbul ( Pycnonotus [sinensis or formosae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Light-vented or Taiwan Bulbul ( Pycnonotus [sinensis or formosae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Light-vented or Taiwan Bulbul ( Pycnonotus [sinensis or formosae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Light-vented or Taiwan Bulbul ( Pycnonotus [sinensis or formosae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Light-vented or Taiwan Bulbul ( Pycnonotus [sinensis or formosae]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Bulbul de Chine ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Bulbul de Chine ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Chinese Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Chinese Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Pycnonotus sinensis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pycnonotus sinensis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pycnonotus sinensis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Light-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus sinensis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pycnonotus sinensis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pycnonotus sinensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Pycnonotus [sinensis, formosae or taivanus]
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