Bulbul
Brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	Passeriformes
Infraorder:	Passerida
Family:	Pycnonotidae Gray, GR, 1840
Genera
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Synonyms
Brachypodidae Swainson, 1831 Trichophoridae Swainson, 1831 Ixosidae Bonaparte, 1838 Hypsipetidae Bonaparte, 1854 Crinigeridae Bonaparte, 1854 (1831) Phyllastrephidae Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1879 Tyladidae Oberholser, 1917 Spizixidae Oberholser, 1919

Bulbuls are a family of birds living in Africa, the Middle East and southern Asia. They are passerine songbirds. There are about 130 species in 24 genera.

Many live in forests: the greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, or bristlebills. Most African species are found in rainforests whilst in Asia they live in more open areas. view more...