NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Yellow-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus penicillatus Blyth, 1851
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The yellow-eared bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is an endemic resident breeder in the highlands of Sri Lanka. The common name is also used as an alternate name for the yellow-throated bulbul.
Wikipedia contributors, Yellow-eared bulbul; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:39:36.900761+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pycnonotus penicillatus Blyth, 1851
- Name authority
- Blyth, 1851
- Common name
- Yellow-eared Bulbul
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Pycnonotus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPycnonotidae G. R. Gray, 1840
- genusPycnonotus F. Boie, 1826
- speciesPycnonotus penicillatus Blyth, 1851
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pycnonotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ayeyarwady BulbulPycnonotus blanfordi Jerdon, 1862 | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asian Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus brunneus Blyth, 1845 | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stripe-throated BulbulPycnonotus finlaysoni Strickland, 1844 | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier (Scopoli, 1786) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis (Gould, 1836) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Olive-winged BulbulPycnonotus plumosus Blyth, 1845 | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-breasted BulbulPycnonotus xanthorrhous Anderson, 1869 | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Straw-headed BulbulPycnonotus zeylanicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ashy-fronted BulbulPycnonotus cinereifrons (Tweeddale, 1878) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Blyth, & Edward. (1851). Report on the Mammalia and more remarkable species of Birds inhabiting Ceylon. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Vol. 20. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4QMMZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.