White-spectacled bulbul

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2019 |title=Pycnonotus xanthopygos |volume=2019 |page=e.T22712681A155532923 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22712681A155532923.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| image = White-spectacled bulbul.jpg

| image_caption =

| taxon = Pycnonotus xanthopygos

| authority = (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833)

| range_map = Pycnonotus xanthopygos distribution map.png

| synonyms = * Ixus xanthopygos

}}

File:Pycnonotus xanthopygos Saffagh Saïda Liban.jpg]]

The white-spectacled bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos) is a member of the bulbul family. It is {{Convert|20|-|25|cm|abbr=on}} in length with a wingspan of {{Convert|20|-|25|cm|abbr=on}}. These birds live in fruit plantations, gardens, and cities. It is the most common member of the bulbul family in Israel and Lebanon.Noam Kirshenbaum, ed. Birds of Israel: A Pocket Guide to Common Species. Nature in Israel, 2005. 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.[http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/white-spectacled.bulbul.html White-spectacled Bulbul - Pycnonotus xanthopygos]

Both sexes are similar; juveniles have a browner hood and less obvious eye-rings than the adults. The nest – a small cup of thin twigs, grass stems, leaves and moss – is generally located in bushes and lined with hair, shredded bark and small roots.