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Species of Thailand

Cinereous bulbul

Hemixos cinerea

Edward Blyth, 1845

In Thai: นกปรอดสีขี้เถ้า

The cinereous bulbul (Hemixos cinereus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Southeast Asia and Indonesia.

Taxonomy and systematics

The cinereous bulbul was originally classified in the genus Iole. It was formerly considered as conspecific with the ashy bulbul.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognized:

  • H. c. cinereus - (Blyth, 1845): Found on the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
  • Green-winged bulbul (H. c. connectens) - Sharpe, 1887: Formerly described as a separate species by some authorities. Found in northern Borneo

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Category / Seasonal Status

BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years

BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident

Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Pycnonotidae
Genus
Hemixos
Species
Hemixos cinerea

Common names

  • Thai: นกปรอดสีขี้เถ้า

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

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