Ochraceous bulbul

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Ochraceous bulbul
Ochraceous Bulbul from Kinabalu National Park.jpg
In Kinabalu Park, Malaysia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Alophoixus
Species:
A. ochraceus
Binomial name
Alophoixus ochraceus
(Moore, F, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Criniger ochraceus

The ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found from Southeast Asia to Sumatra. It is usually found in the mid-storey of broad-leaved evergreen and rainforests up to 1500 metres elevation.

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Taxonomy and systematics

The ochraceous bulbul was originally described in the genus Criniger until moved to the genus Alophoixus in 2009. [2] Alternate names for the ochraceous bulbul include the brown white-throated bulbul and ochraceous bearded-bulbul.

Subspecies

Six subspecies are recognized: [3]

Ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus).jpg

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Alophoixus ochraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T103821072A94361292. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103821072A94361292.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  3. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-14.