African red-eyed bulbul

African red-eyed bulbul

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Pycnonotus
Species:	P. nigricans
Binomial name
*Pycnonotus nigricans* (Vieillot, 1818)

The African red-eyed bulbul or black-fronted bulbul (Pycnonotus nigricans) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Communal bathing

One of the birds remains on watch as the others clean their feathers - Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa

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References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pycnonotus nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

External links

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African red-eyed bulbul - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

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