Spectacled bulbul

Spectacled bulbul
In Panti forest, Johor, Malaysia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Rubigula
Species:	R. erythropthalmos
Binomial name
Rubigula erythropthalmos (Hume, 1878)
Synonyms
Pycnonotus erythropthalmos Ixidia erythropthalmos Ixos erythropthalmos Pycnonotus pusillus Pycnonotus salvadorii Rubigula erythropthalmos Ixodia erythropthalmos

The spectacled bulbul (Rubigula erythropthalmos), also known as the lesser brown bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. ^[2] It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. The spectacled bulbul was originally described in the genus Ixos .

Illustration by Keulemans, 1881

References

1. BirdLife International. (2016). "Ixidia erythropthalmos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22712747A94347338. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712747A94347338.en . Retrieved 4 August 2020.
2. AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi: 10.2173/avilist.v2025 . Retrieved 17 November 2025.