.תש-בוהצ לובלוב (363






White-spectacle Bulbul
White-spectacle Bulbul
White-spectacle Bulbul




Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Pycnonotus xanthopygos


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ריהב רפרפא ןוחגה ,םירפרפא םימוח םינוילעה ףוגה יקלח ,םירוחש ראוצהו שארה
לוגיע .המודא הבקנה לשו הרוחש רכזה לש ןיעה תיתשק .תשה לע טלוב בוהצ םתכו
.םירוחש םילחלחכ םילגרהו רוקמה ,ןיעה ביבס טלוב ןבל
.ברע יאה יצח םורדל דעו לארשי ,ןונבל ,הירוס ךרד ןופצב היקרוטמ ערתשמ ולודיג תיב
םיחטשמ ענמנ ,םדא ירוגמ תברקבו םיעטמו םינג ,םיצע וב שיש םוקמ לכ ,ותויח םוקמ
.בשע תוברעו תודשמ ,םיחותפ
.ץראה יקלח לכב רתויב חיכש יוצמ ץראב
Subspecies and Distribution.
Pycnonotus xanthopygos Breeds in Middle East from C-S Turkey. W C and S Arabia, W Syria, Lebanon, W Jordan, Israel and Sinai.

Descriptive notes.

19 cm, 31-43 g, wingspan26-31 cm. Similar in appearance and behaviour to P. barbatus, differing most markedly in blacker head, grey-white eye-ring, and yellow vent. Sexes similar, no seasonal variation.

Habitat.

Mediterranean and subtropical. Ranges from sea-level to above 2000 m on moist highlands, in moister valleys with trees by rivers at no great altitude, and in plantations as well as in gardens, orchards, groves, and thickets, chiefly in coastal strip.

Food and Feeding

Diet based on fruit, seeds, and insects. occasionally leaves, flowers, and nectar.
Insects often taken in flight, especially at dusk, by swooping up like Bee-eater from tree perch. Also by pecking from foliage, sometimes in brief hover.

Breeding.

May-Jul in Middle East, Apr-Aug in Israel, late Apr in Oman. Nest site in bush or low palm.
Nest small cup of thin twigs, grass stems, moss, and leaves, sometimes also string and wool. Lined with hair, shredded bark and rootlets.
2-4 eggs, sub-elliptical, smooth and glossy, light violet to pinkish-white, well marked with violet or red-brown and grey spots and speckles. Incubation about 14 days.

Movements.

Apparently sedentary.

Status and Conservation

Not globally threatened. Commonest, no information on range changes or population trends.

Israel.

In Israel subspecies Pycnonotus xanthopygos resident, abundant throughout the country.

Pycnonotus xanthopygos
(in Israel)

Pycnonotus xanthopygos



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