Flavescent bulbul
Appearance
Flavescent bulbul | |
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Flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Pycnonotus |
Species: | P. flavescens
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Binomial name | |
Pycnonotus flavescens Blyth, 1845
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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.
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit]Alternate names for the flavescent bulbul include Blyth's bulbul, flavescent green bulbul and round-tailed green bulbul.
Subspecies
[edit]Three 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
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The natural habitat of the flavescent bulbul is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Gallery
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Flavescent bulbul in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
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Flavescent bulbul in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
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Flavescent bulbul in Mizoram, India
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103834344A94345772. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103834344A94345772.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
External links
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