Kingdom Animalia Family Pycnonotidae Scientific name Pycnonotus sinensis Higher classification Pycnonotus | Order Passeriformes Genus Pycnonotus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Bulbul, Black bulbul, Pycnonotus, Styan's bulbul | ||
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The light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) is a species of bird in the bulbul family. It is found in central and southern China, northern Vietnam and Taiwan.
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Taxonomy and systematics
The light-vented bulbul was originally decribed in the genus Muscicapa. Alternate names for the light-vented bulbul include the Chinese bulbul and white-vented bulbul.
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:
Description
The particular characteristic is the large white patch covering the nape and the sides of its black head. It also sings very brightly and variably with a cha-ko-lee...cha-ko-lee... sound.
Distribution and habitat
In Hong Kong, the light-vented bulbul is abundant in lightly wooded areas, cultivated land and shrubland, whereas the red-whiskered bulbul is the common bulbul of suburbs and urban parks.[1] In Taiwan, however, the light-vented bulbul dominates all of these habitats, though it is replaced along the east coast by Styan's bulbul.