Pycnonotus capensis

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q525707
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Summary

Pycnonotus capensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Pycnonotus[5]
  • Taxon name: Pycnonotus capensis[6]
  • Commons category: Pycnonotus capensis[7]
  • Short name: P. capensis[8]
  • Taxon common name: bwlbwl y Penrhyn[9], Cape Bulbul[10], Kapbülbül[11], Bulbul de El Cabo[12], bulbul del Cap[13], bulbul kapský[14], Hvitbrillebylbyl[15], Капский настоящий бюльбюль[16], メジロアフリカヒヨドリ[17], Kapbulbul[18], kapinbulbuli[19], fokföldi bülbül[20], bilbil białooki[21], bylbyl tmavý[22]
  • Mass: 3.3 g[23], 38.6 g[24]
  • Litter size: 2.4[25]
  • Egg incubation period: 12 day[26]
  • Taxon range: Africa[27]

Body

Identifiers

Pycnonotus capensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 14594[28]. Pycnonotus capensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 447934[29]. Pycnonotus capensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2486138[30]. Pycnonotus capensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 562606[31].

Why It Matters

Pycnonotus capensis has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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