The Persian nightingale (Pycnonotus jocosus). The name is also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds, of the family Timaliidæ. The green bulbuls belong to the Chloropsis and allied genera.

Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)( persian ) are a family of medium-sized passerine songbirds resident in Africa and tropical Asia. There are about 130 species.