Species of Thailand
Flavescent bulbul
Pycnonotus flavescens
Edward Blyth, 1845
In Thai: นกปรอดหัวตาขาว
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.
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:
- P. f. flavescens - Blyth, 1845: Found in north-eastern India, north-eastern Bangladesh and western Myanmar
- P. f. vividus - (Baker, ECS, 1917): Found in north-eastern Myanmar, southern China, Thailand and northern Indochina
- P. f. sordidus - (Robinson & Kloss, 1919): Found in southern Indochina
Distribution and habitat
The natural habitat of the flavescent bulbul is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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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
- Pycnonotus
- Species
- Pycnonotus flavescens
Common names
- Thai: นกปรอดหัวตาขาว
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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