Ashy bulbul

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Ashy bulbul
Hemixos flavala, ashy bulbul.jpg
In Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Hemixos
Species:
H. flavala
Binomial name
Hemixos flavala
Blyth, 1845
Synonyms
  • Hypsipetes flavala
  • Hypsipetes flavalus
  • Microscelis flavala

The ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Taxonomy and systematics

Formerly, some authorities classified the ashy bulbul in the genera Hypsipetes and Microscelis .

H. f. flavala from Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Ashy Bulbul from bird photography tour to Eaglenest wildlife sanctuary.jpg
H. f. flavala from Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Ashy Bulbul from Uttarakhand, India Ashy Bulbul. AMSM5398.jpg
Ashy Bulbul from Uttarakhand, India

Subspecies

Five subspecies are currently recognized: [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Hemixos flavala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T103822632A94365071. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103822632A94365071.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bulbuls". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 October 2017.