Flavescent Bulbul

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Photo by martinuk
Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi Province, Thailand, February 2012

Pycnonotus flavescens

Distribution

Asia: found in Assam, Burma, China, Thailand, Indochina, Borneo

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Sub-species leucops, Pale-faced Bulbul
Photo by Dave 2x
Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, February 2013

There are 4 subspecies^[1]:

• P. f. flavescens:

• Hills of southern Assam (south of the Brahmaputra) to western Burma

• P. f. vividus:

• North-eastern Burma to south-western China (Yunnan), Thailand and northern Indochina

• P. f. sordidus:

(Southern Indochina

• P. f. leucops: Pale-faced Bulbul

• Northern Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu to Mt. Mulu and Mt. Murud)

Habitat

Evergreen montane forest and forest edges. Observed at heights around 3300 meters.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Flavescent Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Flavescent_Bulbul

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