Cream-vented bulbul

Cream-vented bulbul
In Panti Forest, Johor, Malaysia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Pycnonotus
Species:	P. simplex
Binomial name
Pycnonotus simplex Lesson, 1839

The cream-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Its breast might sometimes look a little yellow.

Taxonomy and systematics

Illustration by Keulemans, 1881

Alternate names for the cream-vented bulbul include the white-eyed brown bulbul and white-eyed bulbul. The latter alternate name is also shared with the white-spectacled bulbul.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized: ^[2]

• P. s. simplex - Lesson, 1839: Found from Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and nearby islands.
• P. s. perplexus - Chasen & Kloss, 1929: Found on Borneo and nearby islands. White-eyed populations of bulbuls on Borneo formerly thought to belong to this species are now considered a distinct species, the cream-eyed bulbul (P. pseudosimplex).
• P. s. prillwitzi - Hartert, 1902: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Java
• P. s. halizonus - Oberholser, 1917: Found on Anambas and northern Natuna Islands

References

1. BirdLife International (2019). "Pycnonotus simplex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T155218901A155219616. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T155218901A155219616.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-01.

• Smythies, B.E.; & Davison, G.W.H. (1999). The Birds of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo): Kota Kinabalu. ISBN   983-812-028-6