Black-fronted Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (2)
Lincoln Fishpool and Joseph A. Tobias
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 13, 2018
Text last updated February 13, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rooioogtiptol |
| Bulgarian | Черночел бюлбюл |
| Catalan | bulbul ullvermell africà |
| Croatian | crvenooki bulbul |
| Dutch | Maskerbuulbuul |
| English | Black-fronted Bulbul |
| English (AVI) | African Red-eyed Bulbul |
| English (United States) | Black-fronted Bulbul |
| Estonian | prill-bülbül |
| Finnish | punasilmäbulbuli |
| French | Bulbul brunoir |
| French (Canada) | Bulbul brunoir |
| German | Feueraugenbülbül |
| Icelandic | Grímuglymur |
| Japanese | アカメアフリカヒヨドリ |
| Norwegian | rødbrillebylbyl |
| Polish | bilbil czerwonooki |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Bulbul-d'olhos-vermelhos |
| Russian | Чернолицый бюльбюль |
| Serbian | Crnočeli bulbul |
| Slovak | bylbyl kapucňový |
| Spanish | Bulbul Encapuchado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Bulbul encapuchado |
| Swedish | rödflikig bulbyl |
| Turkish | Afrika Arapbülbülü |
| Ukrainian | Бюльбюль червоноокий |
| Zulu | iphothwelimehlabomvu |
Pycnonotus nigricans (Vieillot, 1818)
PROTONYM:
Turdus nigricans
Vieillot, 1818. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 20, p.253.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Banks of the Orange River in Namaqualand {ex Levaillant).
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PYCNONOTUS
- nigricans
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Pycnonotus nigricans nigricans Scientific name definitions
Distribution
SW and S Angola, Namibia and Botswana S to N South Africa (S to Northern Cape and middle R Orange); non-breeding extreme SW Zambia and NW Zimbabwe.
Pycnonotus nigricans nigricans (Vieillot, 1818)
PROTONYM:
Turdus nigricans
Vieillot, 1818. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 20, p.253.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Banks of the Orange River in Namaqualand {ex Levaillant).
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PYCNONOTUS
- nigricans
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Pycnonotus nigricans superior Scientific name definitions
Distribution
South Africa (North West Province S to Eastern Cape) and Lesotho.
Pycnonotus nigricans superior Clancey, 1959
PROTONYM:
Pycnonotus nigricans superior
Clancey, 1959. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 79 (9), p.170.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PYCNONOTUS
- nigricans
- superior
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Black-fronted Bulbul
