Red-vented bulbul

For the similar species sometimes called the red-vented bulbul, see sooty-headed bulbul.

Red-vented bulbul
Adult in winter morning
Calls
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Passerides
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. cafer
Binomial name
Pycnonotus cafer
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Molpastes cafer (Linnaeus, 1766)
  • Turdus cafer Linnaeus, 1766

The red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a member of the bulbul family of passerines. It is a resident breeder across the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka extending east to Burma and parts of Bhutan and Nepal. It has been introduced in many other parts of the world and has established itself in New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga and Fiji, as well as parts of Samoa, Australia, USA and Cook Islands.[2] It is included in the list of the world's 100 worst invasive alien species.[3][4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Pycnonotus cafer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22712695A132102224. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22712695A132102224.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Long, John L. (1981). Introduced Birds of the World. Agricultural Protection Board of Western Australia, 21-493
  3. ^ "100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species: 78. Pycnonotus cafer". Global Invasive Species Database. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ Lowe S.; Browne M.; Boudjelas S.; De Poorter M. (2000). 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Species: A selection from the Global Invasive Species Database (PDF). The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).