Spectacled bulbul

Spectacled bulbul
Subspecies P. e. erythropthalmos in Panti forest, Johor, Malaysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species: P. erythropthalmos
Binomial name
Pycnonotus erythropthalmos
(Hume, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Pynonotus pusillus

The spectacled bulbul (Pycnonotus erythropthalmos), also known as the lesser brown bulbul, is a bird in the bulbul family. It is known in Malay as Merbah Kecil. It is endemic to Southeast Asia.

Illustration by Keulemans, 1881

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