Dark-capped bulbul

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Dark-capped bulbul
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P. t. tricolor, Kibale Forest, Uganda
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P. t. layardi, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Passerides
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. tricolor
Binomial name
Pycnonotus tricolor
(Hartlaub, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Pycnonotus barbatus annectans
  • Pycnonotus barbatus fayi
  • Pycnonotus barbatus limes
  • Pycnonotus barbatus minor
  • Pycnonotus barbatus ngami
  • Pycnonotus barbatus ngamii
  • Pycnonotus barbatus phaeocephalus
  • Pycnonotus barbatus tanganyikae
  • Pycnonotus barbatus tricolor
  • Pycnonotus barbatus vaughan-jonesi

The dark-capped bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in central, eastern and south-eastern Africa.

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Taxonomy and systematics

The dark-capped bulbul was originally described in the genus Ixos . Some authorities treat the dark-capped bulbul as a subspecies of the common bulbul. [1] Alternate names include the black-eyed bulbul, brown-capped bulbul, garden bulbul, Kenya Highlands dark-capped bulbul, Ngami dark-capped bulbul, tricoloured bulbul and white-eared geelgat. [2]

Subspecies

P. t. layardi, Eswatini Dark-capped Bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor layardi) Matsapha, Eswatini.jpg
P. t. layardi, Eswatini

Three subspecies are recognized: [3]

Description

Chick begging from nest Pycnonotus tricolor layardi, kuiken in nes, Pretoria, b.jpg
Chick begging from nest

The dark-capped bulbul is mostly greyish brown above and whitish brown below, with a distinctive dark head and pointy crest on top of the head. The back of the head merges into the brown of the back, and the chin is also blackish. The underparts are grey-brown apart from white around the vent (yellow in P. t. tricolor). It is about 18 cm in length, with a long tail. It has a dark brown head and upperparts. Sexes are similar in plumage.

Vocalizations

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References

  1. "Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)". Fishpool, L. & Tobias, J. (2017). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. "Pycnonotus tricolor - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  3. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-27.