About Bulbuls

Overview

The Bulbuls are a family of birds (Latin: Pycnonotidae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 30 genera and 162 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Oriental Region, Africa, Australasia. Notable genera include Pycnonotus, Hypsipetes, Phyllastrephus. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 30 genera and 162 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Oriental Region, Africa, Australasia.