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Rubigula

  • Black-Crested Bulbul

    Black-crested Bulbul 
    (Rubigula flaviventris, Chào mào vàng mào đen)


    The black-crested bulbul is a member of the bulbul family Pycnonotidae of passerine birds.


    Pycnonotidae
    pycno-
     Pycnonotus
     puknos "thick" or "compact" and 
     -nōtos "-backed".
    Rubigula: combines the Medieval Latin rubinus meaning "ruby" with Latin gula meaning "throat".
    flaviventris: New Latin; from flāvus (“yellow”) +‎ venter (“belly”).

  • Rubigula

    Rubigula is a genus of Asian passerine birds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
    The name combines the Medieval Latin rubinus meaning "ruby" with Latin gula meaning "throat".
    1/ The black-capped bulbul, or black-headed yellow bulbul (Chào mào vàng chóp đen, Rubigula melanictera) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.
    The black-capped bulbul was formerly placed in the genus Pycnonotus. Black-capped bulbul has upper half of the head black and lower half yellow, while the black-headed bulbul (Brachypodius melanocephalos) has the whole head black. Both are crestless.

    2/ Black-crested bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris, Chào mào vàng mào đen)
    flaviventris: New Latin; from flāvus (“yellow”) +‎ venter (“belly”)
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