White-eared Bulbul

Pycnonotus leucotis (Gould, 1836)

White-eared Bulbul, Pycnonotus leucotis, is a bulbul of south-western Asia, ranging from India across Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran to the Arabian peninsula. It is a rotund bird with a brownish-grey body, a long tapering tail, and a black head marked by a large white cheek patch. The tail feathers are black with white tips, the eye rings are bare, the bill is short, and the vent is bright yellow. Its song is brief and made up of notes that can form different melodies.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Pycnonotidae — Bulbuls

Breeding range

Palearctic: sw