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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Pycnonotidae.

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  • Species include black-naped fruit pigeon Ptilinopus melanospila, large brown cuckoo dove Macropygia phasianella, emerald dove Chalcophaps indica, collared kingfisher Halcyon chloris and yellow-vented bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier.

    Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009

  • Family Common Name Species Timaliidae Rufous babbler Turdoides subrufus Pycnonotidae Yellow-throated bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.

    South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests 2008

  • Indonesia's massive cage bird trade has also placed a number of species such as Bali Starling and Straw-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus, VU) under serious threat; the latter species, once common across its range, is now confined largely to remote areas.

    Biological diversity in Sundaland 2008

  • On looking about to find the owner, I saw a couple of _Pycnonotus finlaysoni_ flitting about uneasily in a tree close at hand; so I hid myself a few yards off, and was almost immediately rewarded by seeing one of them (it turned out to be the female) fly down on to the nest, and seat herself on the eggs.

    The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

  • "We are seeing more reports of new discoveries and populations because this region is relatively poorly known, particularly when it comes to cryptic and less fashionable groups like fish and amphibians," said Mahood, whose group this year announced finding the first nest of white-eared night heron in Vietnam and the discovery of a baldheaded song bird in Laos called the barefaced Bulbul Pycnonotus hualon.

    KETV.com - Local News 2009

  • "We are seeing more reports of new discoveries and populations because this region is relatively poorly known, particularly when it comes to cryptic and less fashionable groups like fish and amphibians," said Mahood, whose group this year announced finding the first nest of white-eared night heron in Vietnam and the discovery of a baldheaded song bird in Laos called the barefaced Bulbul Pycnonotus hualon.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • This yellow-vented bulbul is also known as the Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) but there is nothing common about its beautiful color.

    The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public marlenefrancia 2008

  • Family Common Name Species Columbidae Nilgiri wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii Bucconidae Malabar grey hornbill Ocyceros griseus Pycnonotidae Grey-headed bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus Timaliidae Rufous babbler Turdoides subrufus Psittacidae Malabar parakeet Psittacula columboides An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.

    North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests 2008

  • Family Common Name Species Columbidae Nilgiri wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii Bucconidae Malabar grey hornbill Ocyceros griseus Corvidae White-bellied treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra Turdidae White-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx major Pycnonotidae Grey-headed bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus Timaliidae Grey-breasted laughingthrush Garrulax jerdoni Timaliidae Rufous babbler Turdoides subrufus Psittacidae Malabar parakeet Psittacula columboides An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.

    North Western Ghats montane rain forests 2007

  • Pycnonotus zeylanicus a Blue-and-Yellow Macaw Ara ararauna, nine Sulphur-crested Cockatoos Cacatua galerita, three Palm Cockatoos

    NZ On Screen 2010

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