White-spectacled Bulbul

Pycnonotus xanthopygos / בולבול ממושקף (צהוב-שת)

The White-spectacled Bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos) is a playable bird in Wingsy: Avian Adventures. Emits bright harmonic calls; distant bulbuls answer back with directional audio pings that pinpoint ripe loquat and mulberry trees.

White-spectacled Bulbul perched, the 3D model from the game — The 3D model. This is the same model you fly in the game. Drag to turn it.

White-spectacled Bulbul gliding, the 3D model from the game — The 3D model. This is the same model you fly in the game. Drag to turn it.

Field notes

Scientific name	Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Hebrew name	בולבול ממושקף (צהוב-שת)
Wingspan	0.28 m
Weight	38 g
Top speed (in game)	40 km/h
Dive speed (in game)	60 km/h
Eats	mulberries, loquats, guavas, papayas, midges and starfruits
Ancestral nest	Cup nest in the mulberry
Signature mechanic	Call & Acoustic Echo
Movement	walks on the ground

How to play the White-spectacled Bulbul

Call with C and listen. Bulbuls in ripe trees answer, and their direction flashes on the compass. Press T to replay the last answers.

R Pluck Fruit: R while perched in a fruiting tree: eat ripe mulberries and loquats.
T Echo Listen: replay the last answers - their bearings flash on the compass.
C Fluted Call: harmonic flute phrase. Bulbuls near ripe fruit answer with directional pings.

The real bird

The White-spectacled Bulbul, also called the Yellow-vented Bulbul, is one of the most familiar garden birds in Israel. It has a white eye-ring and yellow under the tail, eats fruit and insects, and calls loudly and cheerfully all year.

The calls you hear in the game are real recordings from xeno-canto.org, credited in the game's sound credits.