Ashy-fronted bulbul

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Ashy-fronted bulbul
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Passerides
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. cinereifrons
Binomial name
Pycnonotus cinereifrons
(Tweeddale, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Brachypus cinereifrons
  • Pycnonotus plumosus cinereifrons

The ashy-fronted bulbul (Pycnonotus cinereifrons) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. Until 2010, the ashy-fronted bulbul was considered as a subspecies of the olive-winged bulbul. [2]

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Description and taxonomy

A specimen from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.126058 1 - Pycnonotus plumosus cinereifrons (Tweeddale, 1878) - Pycnonotidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
A specimen from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Ebird describes it as "A drab medium-sized bird of lowland forest and edge on Palawan and neighboring islands. Dull brown overall with paler brown underparts and a whitish throat and center of the belly. Note the fine streaking on the cheek and the olive edging to the wing and tail feathers. Somewhat similar to Sulphur-bellied Bulbul, but Ashy-fronted lacks the yellow belly and pale eye. Song consists of very short, medium-pitched warbled phrases, repeated at short intervals." [3]

It was formerly conspecific with the olive-winged bulbul but differs by its paler bill, gray-flecked forecrown, grayish white and pale belly and olive brown (instead of green) back, wings, tail and rump and different voice.

Not much is known about its diet but it is presumed to be the typical generalist diet of fruits, insects and flowers. [4]

Habitat and conservation status

Its habitat is primary lowland forest and second growth. It is confined to the lowlands.

It is assessed as least-concern species under the International Union for Conservation of Nature with the population believed to be stable. This species is able to thrive in degraded habitats and is common throughout its range. [5]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Pycnonotus cinereifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T103834609A113108448. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103834609A113108448.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Species Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  3. "Ashy-fronted Bulbul - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  4. del Hoyo, Josep; Collar, Nigel; Kirwan, Guy M. (2020). "Ashy-fronted Bulbul (Pycnonotus cinereifrons), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.asfbul1.01species_shared.bow.project_name. ISSN   2771-3105.
  5. IUCN (2016-10-01). Pycnonotus cinereifrons: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103834609A113108448 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2017-1.rlts.t103834609a113108448.en.