Flavescent bulbul

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Flavescent bulbul
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Flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. flavescens
Binomial name
Pycnonotus flavescens
Blyth, 1845
Synonyms
  • Xanthiscus flavescens

The flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in south-eastern Asia.

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Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the flavescent bulbul include Blyth's bulbul, flavescent green bulbul and round-tailed green bulbul.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized: [2]

Distribution and habitat

The natural habitat of the flavescent bulbul is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T103834344A94345772. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103834344A94345772.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-29.