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title: "White-spectacled Bulbul"
description: "Pycnonotus xanthopygos — Birds. The white-spectacled bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos) is a member of the bulbul family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-spectacled-bulbul
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-spectacled Bulbul

> Pycnonotus xanthopygos — Birds. The white-spectacled bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos) is a member of the bulbul family.

- Scientific name: *Pycnonotus xanthopygos*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 3009
- Wikidata: [Q1070620](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1070620)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14600](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14600)

## Names

- en: White-spectacled Bulbul
- de: Gelbsteißbülbül
- es: Bulbul Arabe
- fr: Bulbul d'Arabie
- nl: Arabische buulbuul
- pt: Tuta-de-lunetas
- pl: Bilbil arabski

## Countries with the most observations

IL (1350), TR (722), JO (247), SA (145), OM (132), AE (73), PS (50), SY (47), LB (14), EG (13), YE (7)

## Summary

The white-spectacled bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos) is a member of the bulbul family. It is 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in) in length with a wingspan of 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in). These birds live in fruit plantations, gardens, and cities. It is the most common member of the bulbul family in Israel and Lebanon. In Turkey, it is mainly found in the coastal Mediterranean region, but its range extends from Patara/Gelemiş near Kaş in the west to Türkoğlu in the east. Breeding populations are found from Central and Southern Turkey to Western Syria, Lebanon, Western Jordan, Israel, Sinai and western, central and southern Arabia.
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Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-spectacled_bulbul

## Photo

![White-spectacled Bulbul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-spectacled-bulbul/medium.jpg)

Photo: kkacheltje · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7499248

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-spectacled-bulbul?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).