Cream-striped bulbul

The cream-striped bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogrammicus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to western Sumatra (Indonesia).

Cream-striped bulbul

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. leucogrammicus
Binomial name
Pycnonotus leucogrammicus
(Müller, S., 1836)
Synonyms
  • Ixos leucogrammicus

The cream-striped bulbul was originally described in the genus Ixos. Alternate names for the cream-striped bulbul include the streaked bulbul (not to be confused with Ixos malaccensis), striated bulbul or striated green bulbul (each not to be confused with Pycnonotus striatus) and Sumatran bulbul.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus leucogrammicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22712610A94338607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712610A94338607.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.


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