bulbul, in zoology, bird
bulbul (b
l`bl), bird, common name for members of the family Pycnonotidae, comprising 119 species of medium-sized, dull-colored passerine birds with short necks and wings, native to Africa and S Asia. Bulbuls are famed as songsters and are popular as cage birds in the Middle East; frequently mentioned in Persian poetry, the word bulbul is often mistranslated "nightingale." Bulbuls range in size from 6 in. (15 cm) to about 12 in. (30.5 cm). They inhabit grasslands and shrubby countrysides, from sea level to 10,000 ft (3,050 m) in the Himalayas. A common Asian species, the red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus, is easily tamed and is popular as a cage bird. Bulbuls feed mainly on fruits and berries and sometimes do crop damage. They build cleverly concealed cup-shaped grass nests, in which the female lays from three to five eggs per clutch. Both parents brood the nestlings. Bulbuls are classified in the phylum Chordata Chordata (kôrdā`tə,–dä`–)..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Passeriformes, family Pycnonotidae.
bulbul, in zoology, antelope
bulbul, antelope: see hartebeest hartebeest (här`tĭbēst'), large African antelope of the genus Alcelaphus. The hartebeest resembles a horse with horns...... Click the link for more information. .
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