Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)

Yellow-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) - HBW 10, p. 190

French: Bulbul oreillard German: Schmuckbülbül Spanish: Bulbul Orejudo
Other common names: Yellow-tufted/Ceylon/Sri Lanka Bulbul

Taxonomy: Pycnonotus penicillatus Blyth, 1851, Sri Lanka.
Genus as currently constituted probably polyphyletic; in-depth analysis of morphology, voice, behaviour and genetics required to redefine its limits. Present species often placed in a monotypic genus, Kelaartia, to which it should perhaps be returned. Monotypic.

Distribution: Highlands of Sri Lanka.

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