White-spectacled Bulbul

White-spectacled Bulbul

Taxobox
name = White-Spectacled Bulbul
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1



image_width = 240px
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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Pycnonotidae
genus = "Pycnonotus"
species = "P. xanthopygos"
binomial = "Pycnonotus xanthopygos"
binomial_authority = (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833)
The White-Spectacled Bulbul also known as the Yellow-vented Bulbul [ [http://10000birds.com/hayarkon-park-tel-aviv.htm Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv ] ] , "Pycnonotus xanthopygos" is a small bird, a bit bigger than a Sparrow. It is 19-21 centimeters in length, and its wingspan is 20-25 centimeters. A stable bird that lives in fruit plantations, gardens, cities etc. It is the most common member of the Bulbul family in Israel and Lebanon. In Turkey, it is mainly found in the coastal Mediterranean region but its range extends from Patara/Gelemiş near Kaş in the west to Türkoğlu in the east. [ [http://www.kasparek-verlag.de/ZME-Abstracts41.htm Zoology in the ] ] . Breeding populations are found from Central and Southern Turkey to Western Syria, The Lebanon, Western Jordan, Israel, Sinai and Western, Central and Southern Arabia [http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/white-spectacled.bulbul.html White-spectacled Bulbul - Pycnonotus xanthopygos ] ] .

Both sexes are similar; juveniles have a browner hood and less obvious eye-rings than the adults. The nest -a small cup of thin twigs, grass stems, leaves and moss- is generally located in bushes and lined with hair, shredded bark and small roots.

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