Brown-breasted bulbul

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Brown-breasted bulbul
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In Thailand
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. xanthorrhous
Binomial name
Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
Anderson, 1869
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The brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous) is a songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by John Anderson in 1869.

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It is found in south-eastern Asia from central and southern China to Myanmar and northern Thailand.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the brown-breasted bulbul include Anderson's bulbul and yellow-vented bulbul (not to be confused with the species of the same name, Pycnonotus goiavier ).

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: [2]

Diet

It eats fruit, including Camellia japonica. [3]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus xanthorrhous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22712640A94341228. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712640A94341228.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  3. "Cayratia japonica (Sorrel vine)". CABI Compendium. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2024-02-16.