Ruby-throated Bulbul
Pycnonotus dispar
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusPycnonotus (Typical Bulbuls)
- SpeciesPycnonotus dispar (Ruby-throated Bulbul)
About the Ruby-throated Bulbul
The ruby-throated bulbul (Rubigula dispar), or yellow bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It was formerly considered conspecific with other Rubigula bulbuls, such as the flame-throated bulbul. It is found on Sumatra, Java, and Bali.
The ruby-throated bulbul was originally described in the genus Turdus and later moved to genus Pycnonotus. Pycnonotus was found to be polyphyletic in recent molecular phylogenetic studies and five bulbul species, including the ruby-throated bulbul, moved to Rubigula. Until 2008, the ruby-throated bulbul was considered as conspecific with the black-capped, black-crested, flame-throated and Bornean bulbuls, but these are all now treated as distinct.
There are two subspecies: Rubigula dispar dispar. Iris yellow. Java, Bali. Rubigula dispar matamerah. Iris red. Sumatra. It is 17–20 cm long, virtually crestless, has a black head with a deep red throat, greenish-yellow back and wings, yellow underparts, and a greenish-black tail. The bill and legs are black.
This is a bird of forest and dense scrub. It builds its nest in a bush... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Gunung Leuser National Park
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus goiavier
Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus brunneus
Sooty-headed Bulbul
Pycnonotus aurigaster
Orange-spotted Bulbul
Pycnonotus bimaculatus
Olive-winged Bulbul
Pycnonotus plumosus
Cream-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus simplex
Black-and-white Bulbul
Pycnonotus melanoleucos
Spectacled Bulbul
Rubigula erythropthalmos
Hairy-backed Bulbul
Tricholestes criniger
Brown-cheeked Bulbul
Alophoixus bres
Streaked Bulbul
Ixos malaccensis
Buff-vented Bulbul
Iole crypta
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |