The Somali bulbul (''Pycnonotus somaliensis'') is a member of the

bulbul The bulbuls are members of a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds, which also includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, and bristlebills. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical As ...

family of passerine birds. It is found in north-eastern Africa.

Taxonomy and systematics

Some authorities treat the Somali bulbul as a subspecies of the common bulbul and formerly it has also been considered as a subspecies of the dark-capped bulbul. The alternate name, Abyssinian bulbul, is also used as the name for '' Pycnonotus barbatus schoanus''.

Distribution and habitat

The Somali bulbul is found in Djibouti, north-western Somalia and north-eastern Ethiopia.

References

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