Species of Thailand
Olive-winged bulbul
Pycnonotus plumosus
Edward Blyth, 1845
In Thai: นกปรอดสีไพลใหญ่
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.
Taxonomy and systematics
Until 2010, the ashy-fronted bulbul was also considered as a subspecies of the olive-winged bulbul.
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:
- P. f. porphyreus - Oberholser, 1912: Found on western Sumatra and nearby islands
- P. f. plumosus - Blyth, 1845: Found on Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, Java, Bali and western and southern Borneo
- P. f. hutzi - Stresemann, 1938: Found on northern and eastern Borneo
- P. f. hachisukae - Deignan, 1952: Found on islands off northern Borneo and south-western Philippines
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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 plumosus
Common names
- Thai: นกปรอดสีไพลใหญ่
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Ao Phang-Nga National Park
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Hat Chao Mai National Park
- Kapong District, Phang Nga
- Khanom District, Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Khao Lak - Lam Ru National Park
- Khao Luang National Park
- Khao Phanom Bencha National Park
- Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park
- Khura Buri District, Phang Nga
- Ko Lanta National Park
- Ko Libong
- Ko Phra Thong
- Ko Tao
- Mueang Krabi District, Krabi
- Mueang Phang Nga District, Phang Nga
- Mueang Phuket District, Phuket
- Phi Phi Islands
- San Kala Khiri National Park
- Sirinat National Park
- Sri Phang-nga National Park
- Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat
- Tha Chana District, Surat Thani
- Thalang District, Phuket
- Thale Ban National Park
- Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area
- Yan Ta Khao District, Trang