Species profile
Black-crested Bulbul
Pycnonotus melanicterus
Quick answer
Sri Lanka
- Scientific name
- Pycnonotus melanicterus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Pycnonotus
Recording Black-crested Bulbul in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Pycnonotidae
- Aceh Bulbul (Pycnonotus snouckaerti)
- Andaman Bulbul (Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens)
- Angola Greenbul (Phyllastrephus viridiceps)
- Ansorge's Greenbul (Eurillas ansorgei)
- Ashy Bulbul (Hemixos flavala)
- Ashy-fronted Bulbul (Pycnonotus cinereifrons)
- Bare-faced Bulbul (Pycnonotus hualon)
- Baumann's Greenbul (Phyllastrephus baumanni)