Flavescent bulbul

Flavescent bulbul
Flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Pycnonotus
Species: P. flavescens
Binomial name
Pycnonotus flavescens
Blyth, 1845
Synonyms
  • Xanthiscus flavescens

The flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in south-eastern Asia and Borneo.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the flavescent bulbul include Blyth's bulbul, flavescent green bulbul and round-tailed green bulbul.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • P. f. flavescens - Blyth, 1845: Found in north-eastern India, north-eastern Bangladesh and western Myanmar
  • P. f. vividus - (Baker, ECS, 1917): Found in north-eastern Myanmar, southern China, Thailand and northern Indochina
  • P. f. sordidus - (Robinson & Kloss, 1919): Found in southern Indochina
  • Pale-faced bulbul (P. f. leucops) - (Sharpe, 1888): Originally described as a separate species. Endemic to Borneo

Distribution and habitat

The natural habitat of the flavescent bulbul is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus flavescens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T103834344A94345772. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103834344A94345772.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-29.


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