Asian red-eyed bulbul

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Asian red-eyed bulbul
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at Sepilok, Borneo
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. brunneus
Binomial name
Pycnonotus brunneus
Blyth, 1845
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The Asian red-eyed bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the Asian red-eyed bulbul include the brown bulbul (also used for the common bulbul), red-eyed brown bulbul, and red-eyed bulbul (also used for the African red-eyed bulbul).

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus brunneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22712743A94347115. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712743A94347115.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-01.