White-browed Bulbul

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iWhite-browed Bulbul
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species: P. luteolus
Binomial name
Pycnonotus luteolus
(Lesson, 1841)

The White-browed Bulbul, Pycnonotus luteolus, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is resident breeder in Sri Lanka and the coasts of peninsular India.

This is a bird of dry scrub and woodland edges. It builds its nest in a tree; two eggs is a typical clutch.

The White-browed Bulbul is about 20cm (7 inches) in length, with a long tail. It has olive-grey upperparts and whitish underparts. This species is identified by the white supercilum, white crescent below the eye, and dark eyestripe and moustachial stripe. Sexes are similar in plumage.

White-browed Bulbuls feed on fruit, nectar and insects.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Pycnonotus luteolus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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