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Hypsipetes

  • Black Bulbul

    Black Bulbul
    Also known as the Himalayan black bulbul or Asian black bulbul
    (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)

    The black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus), also known as the Himalayan black bulbul or Asian black bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.

    Traits:  legs and bill are always rich orange-red; body from gray to black; some has a white head and neck (hood).

    The genus name Hypsipetes combines the Ancient Greek hupsi meaning "high" with petēs meaning "-flyer".
    leucocephalus
    leuco: Greek for white
    Cephalus: Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος Kephalos means "head".

  • Hypsipetes

    Hypsipetes is a genus of bulbuls, songbirds in the family Pycnonotidae. Most of its species are found in tropical forests around the Indian Ocean.
    The genus name combines the Ancient Greek hupsi meaning "high" with petēs meaning "-flyer".

    1/ Malagasy bulbul (Cành cạch Madagascar, Hypsipetes madagascariensis)

    2/ Black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus), also known as the Himalayan black bulbul or Asian black bulbul
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