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Garden Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, RL 1789)

The common bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in north-eastern, northern, western and central Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pycnonotidae
Genus:
   Pycnonotus
Scientific:
  Pycnonotus barbatus

Original description

Citation:
  (Desfontaines, RL 1789)

Reference:
   Hist. Acad. R. Sci. Paris Mém. Math. Phys. (1787) p.500 pl.12

Protonym:
  Turdus barbatus

Type locality:
  'Cotes de Barbarie' [= near Algiers].

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C220D76FF874D0D9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C220D76F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C220D76F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562602

Geographic range:

  • Pycnonotus barbatus barbatus: Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
  • Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus: Senegal to Ghana, n Niger, n Nigeria, n Cameroon and w Chad
  • Pycnonotus barbatus gabonensis: Central Nigeria and central Cameroon to Gabon and s Congo
  • Pycnonotus barbatus schoanus: Eritrea, Ethiopia, and southeastern South Sudan
  • Pycnonotus barbatus arsinoe: Egypt (Nile Valley), eastern Chad, Sudan, and northern South Sudan
  • Pycnonotus barbatus layardi: SE Kenya to e Tanzania, Zambia, ne Botswana and S Africa
  • Pycnonotus barbatus spurius: S Ethiopia (s Bale to n Sidamo-Borama)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Garden Bulbul
Catalan:
Bulbul de ventre blanc
Czech:
bulbul zahradní
Danish:
Berberbulbul
German:
Graubülbül
Spanish:
Bulbul Jardinero
Spanish (Spain):
Bulbul Naranjero
Finnish:
kyläbulbuli
French:
Bulbul des jardins
Hungarian:
barna bülbül
Icelandic:
Garðaglymur
Italian:
Bulbul golanera
Japanese (romaji):
afurikahiyodori
Japanese:
アフリカヒヨドリ
Lithuanian:
Sodinis biulbiulis
Dutch:
Grauwe Buulbuul
Norwegian:
Hagebylbyl
Polish:
bilbil ogrodowy
Portuguese:
Tuta-negra
Portuguese (Portugal):
Engole-malagueta
Russian:
Бородатый бюльбюль
Slovak:
bylbyl bradatý
Serbian:
Afrički bulbul
Swedish:
Trädgårdsbulbyl
Ukrainian:
Бюльбюль темноголовий
Chinese:
黑眼鹎
Chinese (Traditional):
羽鬚鵯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Garden Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Garden Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Garden Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Garden Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Garden Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Garden Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Garden Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Garden Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Garden Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Garden Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Bulbul des jardins ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
White-vented Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus)
eBird version 1.52:
Common Bulbul (Common) ( Pycnonotus barbatus [barbatus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Common Bulbul (Common) ( Pycnonotus barbatus [barbatus Group]) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Common Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Garden Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Garden Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Garden Bulbul ( Pycnonotus barbatus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pycnonotus barbatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pycnonotus barbatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pycnonotus [barbatus, somaliensis, dodsoni or tricolor] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Swartoogtiptol
Azerbaijani: saqqallı bülbül
Catalan: Bulbul barbat, Bulbul de ventre blanc
Czech: Bulbul zahradní
Danish: Berberbulbul
German: Graubülbül
English: Blackeyed Bulbul, Black-eyed Bulbul, Brown Bulbul, Brown-capped Geelgat, Common Bulbul, Common Bulbul (Common), Common Garden Bulbul, Dark-capped Bulbul, Garden Bulbul, White-vented Bulbul, Yellow-vented Bulbul
English (Kenya): Common Bulbul
English (South Africa): Dark-capped Bulbul
Esperanto: Blankecanusa bulbulo
Spanish: Bulbul Cabecinegra, Bulbul Jardinero, Bulbul Naranjero
Spanish (Spain): Bulbul Naranjero
Estonian: aedbülbül
Basque: Bulbul barbat
Finnish: kyläbulbuli, Tarhabulbuli
French: Bulbul commun, Bulbul de Barbarie, Bulbul des jardins, Bulbul des jardins (barbatus), Bulbul gris
Galician: Bulbul, Bulbul barbat
Hebrew: בולבול, בולבול אפריקאי, בולבול אפריקני, בולבול צהוב שת
Hungarian: barna bülbül
Icelandic: Garðaglymur
Italian: Bulbul comune, Bulbul golanera
Japanese (romaji): afurikahiyodori
Japanese: アフリカヒヨドリ
Kwangali: Mburukutji
Scientific: Pycnonotus barbatus, Pycnonotus barbatus [barbatus Group], Pycnonotus barbatus barbatus, Turdus barbatus
Lithuanian: Sodinis biulbiulis
Dutch: Grauwe Buulbuul
Norwegian: Hagebylbyl
Sotho, Northern: Rankgwetšhe
Polish: bilbil ogrodowy
Portuguese: Tuta-negra
Portuguese (Portugal): Engole-malagueta
Russian: Бородатый бюльбюль, обыкновенный бюльбюль
Slovak: bylbyl bradatý, Bylbyl sivý
Slovenian: bulbul
Shona: Bwoto
Serbian: Afrički bulbul
Siswant: Ligibholo
Sotho, Southern: Hlakahlotoana
Swedish: Trädgårdsbulbyl
Swahili: Shore
Tswana: Rramorutiakolê
Turkish: esmer arapbülbülü
Tsonga: Bhokota
Ukrainian: Бюльбюль темноголовий
Xhosa: Ikhwebula
Chinese: 黑眼鹎
Chinese (Traditional): 羽鬚鵯
Zulu: iPhothwe

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