Olive-winged bulbul

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Olive-winged bulbul
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. plumosus
Binomial name
Pycnonotus plumosus
Blyth, 1845
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The olive-winged bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Diet

It eats fruit and insects. [2]

Taxonomy and systematics

Until 2010, the ashy-fronted bulbul was also considered as a subspecies of the olive-winged bulbul. [3]

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized: [4]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus plumosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T103834549A94346461. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103834549A94346461.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. MOKHTER, NORMAISHARAH; AKHSAN, MUHAMMAD ARIFUDDIN; AMRAN, MUHAMMAD ASRAF; TZE, JIEN LEE; ZAINAL, MD-ZAIRI; ABDUL-LATIFF, MUHAMMAD ABU BAKAR; NORAZLIMI, NOR ATIQAH (2022-11-30). "FEEDING ECOLOGY OF BIRDS IN SELECTED MICROHABITAT IN PULAU TINGGI, JOHOR, MALAYSIA". JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT. 17 (11): 68–80. doi:10.46754/jssm.2022.11.008. ISSN   1823-8556.
  3. "Species Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  4. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-30.