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. (2025) White-spectacled Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-spectacled_Bulbul
External Links
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