Light-vented bulbul
| Light-vented bulbul | |
|---|---|
| Song in Taiwan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Pycnonotus |
| Species: | P. sinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | |
| Blue: Extant (breeding), Pink: Extant (resident), Purple: Extant (non-breeding) | |
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The light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis), also called the Chinese bulbul, is a species of bird in the bulbul family found in central and southern China, Hong Kong, Macao, the Philippines northern Vietnam, southern Japan and Taiwan, with occasional records from South Korea. A common species of songbird that favors lightly wooded habitats, it can frequently be seen in towns, suburbs and urban parks within its range.