Brown-eared bulbul

Brown-eared bulbul
Osaka
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Hypsipetes
Species:
H. amaurotis
Binomial name
Hypsipetes amaurotis
(Temminck, 1830)
Distribution map
  breeding area
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Synonyms
  • Turdus amaurotis Temminck, 1830
  • Ixos amaurotis (Temminck, 1830)
  • Microscelis amaurotis

The brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) is a medium-sized bulbul native to eastern Asia. It is extremely common within the northern parts of its range and can be found from southern Sakhalin to the northern Philippines.