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| − | '''Alternative name:Yellow-vented Bulbul | + | '''Alternative name: Yellow-vented Bulbul (not to be confused with the South-east Asian species ''[[Yellow-vented Bulbul|Pycnonotus goiavier]]''); White-eyed Bulbul''' |
| − | (not to be confused with the South-east Asian species ''[[Yellow-vented Bulbul|Pycnonotus goiavier]]'') | + | [[Image:White-spectacled_Bulbul.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Blackstart|Blackstart}}<br />Eilat, [[Israel]], October 2002]] |
;[[:Category:Pycnonotus|Pycnonotus]] xanthopygos | ;[[:Category:Pycnonotus|Pycnonotus]] xanthopygos | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 19-21cm | + | [[Image:07A0838 Spectacled Bulbul A copy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|A.+Meir|A. Meir}}<br />Eilat, [[Israel]], July 2010]] |
| + | 19-21cm (7½-8¼ in) | ||
*Sexes similar<br /> | *Sexes similar<br /> | ||
'''Juvenile''' | '''Juvenile''' | ||
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'''Northern Africa''': [[Egypt]]<br /> | '''Northern Africa''': [[Egypt]]<br /> | ||
'''Middle East''': [[Turkey]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[United Arab Emirates]] | '''Middle East''': [[Turkey]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[United Arab Emirates]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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Oak forests, fruit plantations, desert wadis, gardens, city parks. | Oak forests, fruit plantations, desert wadis, gardens, city parks. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | [[Image:Bul3a.gif|thumb|350px|right|Fledgling<br />Photo by {{user|ammadoux|ammadoux}}<br />Jeddah, [[Saudi Arabia]], March 2017]] | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of a wide variety of both wild and cultivated fruit with the addition of some seeds and invertebrates. They also occasionally eat nectar, flowers and leaves. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
They build a small cup nest formed from thin twigs, grass, leaves and moss, lined with hair. It is placed in a bush. | They build a small cup nest formed from thin twigs, grass, leaves and moss, lined with hair. It is placed in a bush. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
Revision as of 23:26, 11 March 2017
Alternative name: Yellow-vented Bulbul (not to be confused with the South-east Asian species Pycnonotus goiavier); White-eyed Bulbul
- Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Identification
19-21cm (7½-8¼ in)
- Sexes similar
Juvenile
- Browner hood
- Less obvious eye-rings than the adults
Distribution
North Africa and the Middle East
Northern Africa: Egypt
Middle East: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Oak forests, fruit plantations, desert wadis, gardens, city parks.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of a wide variety of both wild and cultivated fruit with the addition of some seeds and invertebrates. They also occasionally eat nectar, flowers and leaves.
Breeding
They build a small cup nest formed from thin twigs, grass, leaves and moss, lined with hair. It is placed in a bush.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-spectacled Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-spectacled_Bulbul
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