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Pycnonotidae

Bird Families

Bulbuls, family Pycnonotidae, are medium-sized passerine songbirds that also include the greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves and bristlebills. The family contains 161 species across 28 genera, found through most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical Asia as far as Indonesia, and north to Japan, with a few island populations in the Indian Ocean. African species tend to favor rainforest while Asian species generally prefer more open habitats. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Indonesia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ188854, descriptionView the Source
2. Bulbul (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The bulbuls are members of a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds, which also includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, and bristlebills.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the Source
Wikidata: Pycnonotidae
Wikidata Q188854, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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