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'''Alternative name: White-cheeked Bulbul'''<sup>[[#Taxonomy|[1]]]</sup>
'''Alternative name: Himalayan Bulbul'''
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[[Image:Himalayan_Bulbul.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|dineshagg|dineshagg}}<br /> [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] Foothills]]
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;[[:Category:Pycnonotus|Pycnonotus]] leucogenys
 
;[[:Category:Pycnonotus|Pycnonotus]] leucogenys
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[[Image:Himalayan_Bulbul.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by dineshagg<br />Photo taken: Himalayan Foothills]]
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Sometimes called White-cheeked Bulbul; see note in Taxonomy section.
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19–20 cm (7½-8 in)<br />
 
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This species is distinguished by its black head, white cheeks and yellow patch under tail.  
This species is distinguished by its black head, white cheeks and yellow patch under tail. Size: 20 cm
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
It is a widespread resident in [[Himalayas]], but also found west to [[Iraq]] and the [[Arabian Peninsula]].       
 
It is a widespread resident in [[Himalayas]], but also found west to [[Iraq]] and the [[Arabian Peninsula]].       
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
This species has three or four subspecies depending on authority: ''leucogenys'', ''mesopotamiae'' (including ''dacylys'' ?), and ''humii''. The species has recently been split from [[White-eared Bulbul]] (''Pycnonotus leucotis''); the pre-split species used to be called White-cheeked Bulbul.  
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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The former subspecies ''humii'' is now believed to be a hybrid population between [[White-eared Bulbul]] and Himalayan Bulbul.
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The species has recently been split from [[White-eared Bulbul]] (''Pycnonotus leucotis''); the pre-split species used to be called White-cheeked Bulbul.  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Forest.  
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Wooded valleys and bushy hillsides.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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[[Image:himalayan_bulbul_juvenile.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dwarahat, Almora, [[Himalayas]], [[India]], Oct.-2016 ]]
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists of berries, mistletoe, seeds and buds.
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====Vocalisation====
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{{ Audio|himalayan_bulbul_song.mp3 }}
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Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />
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Dwarahat, Almora, [[Himalayas]], Alt 5000 ft above MSL, [[India]], Oct.-2016<br />
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Song of one individual at day break.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}}
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{{Ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
Notice that the following Gallery search may find both this species and the White-eared Bulbul, because the scientific name stayed the same as the pre-split name.
 
Notice that the following Gallery search may find both this species and the White-eared Bulbul, because the scientific name stayed the same as the pre-split name.
 
{{GSearch|Pycnonotus+leucogenys}}
 
{{GSearch|Pycnonotus+leucogenys}}
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Search the Gallery using the common name:
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{{GSearch|"Himalayan Bulbul"}}
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{{VSearch|"Himalayan Bulbul"}}
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pycnonotus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]][[Category:Videos]]

Latest revision as of 06:15, 6 November 2023

Alternative name: White-cheeked Bulbul[1]

Photo by dineshagg
Himalayan Foothills
Pycnonotus leucogenys

Identification

19–20 cm (7½-8 in)
This species is distinguished by its black head, white cheeks and yellow patch under tail.

Distribution

It is a widespread resident in Himalayas, but also found west to Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

The former subspecies humii is now believed to be a hybrid population between White-eared Bulbul and Himalayan Bulbul.

The species has recently been split from White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis); the pre-split species used to be called White-cheeked Bulbul.

Habitat

Wooded valleys and bushy hillsides.

Behaviour

Immature
Photo by Alok Tewari
Dwarahat, Almora, Himalayas, India, Oct.-2016

Diet

Their diet consists of berries, mistletoe, seeds and buds.

Vocalisation

Recording by Alok Tewari
Dwarahat, Almora, Himalayas, Alt 5000 ft above MSL, India, Oct.-2016
Song of one individual at day break.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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External Links

Notice that the following Gallery search may find both this species and the White-eared Bulbul, because the scientific name stayed the same as the pre-split name.

Search the Gallery using the common name:


GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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