Pycnonotus

Pycnonotus
Olive-winged bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Passerides
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
F. Boie, 1826
Type species
Turdus capensis (Cape bulbul)
Linnaeus, 1766
Synonyms
  • Brachypus
  • Haematornis
  • Kelaartia
  • Micropus
  • Molpastes
  • Oreoctistes
  • Otocompsa
  • Xanthiscus
Yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)

Pycnonotus is a genus of frugivorous passerine birds in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae.