Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus - Bulbul orphée

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Pycnonotidés
Genus
:
Pycnonotus
Species
:
jocosus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 21 cm
Wingspan
: 25 à 28 cm.
Weight
: 23 à 42 g

Longevity

4 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) is a species of bird in the Pycnonotidae family.

Subspecific information 9 subspecies

Pycnonotus jocosus jocosus (se China)
Pycnonotus jocosus fuscicaudatus (w and c India)
Pycnonotus jocosus abuensis (nw India)
Pycnonotus jocosus pyrrhotis (n India and Nepal)
Pycnonotus jocosus emeria (e India to sw Thailand)
Pycnonotus jocosus whistleri (Andaman Is.)
Pycnonotus jocosus monticola (e Himalayas to n Myanmar and s China)
Pycnonotus jocosus hainanensis (Hainan I.. off se China.)
Pycnonotus jocosus pattani (s Myanmar and n Malay Pen. through Thailand and s Indochina)

Foreign names

Bulbul orphée,
Bulbul orfeo,
bulbul-corado,
Rotohrbülbül,
vörösfülű bülbül,
Roodoorbuulbuul,
Bulbul dai mustacchi rossi,
rödörad bulbyl,
Rødørebylbyl,
bylbyl červenosluchý,
bulbul červenouchý,
Rødøret Bulbul,
punaposkibulbuli,
bulbul orfeu,
bilbil zbroczony,
sarkanvaigu bulbulis,
Краснощёкий настоящий бюльбюль,
コウラウン,
红耳鹎,
นกปรอดหัวโขน,
紅耳鵯,

Voice song and call

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest