Brown-breasted bulbul
| Brown-breasted bulbul | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Pycnonotus |
| Species: | P. xanthorrhous |
| Binomial name | |
| Pycnonotus xanthorrhous Anderson, 1869 | |
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The brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.
It is found in south-eastern Asia from central and southern China to Myanmar and northern Thailand.
Taxonomy and systematics
Alternate names for the brown-breasted bulbul include Anderson's bulbul and yellow-vented bulbul (not to be confused with the species of the same name, Pycnonotus goiavier).
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- P. x. xanthorrhous - Anderson, 1869: Found from south-western China and northern Myanmar to northern Indochina
- P. x. andersoni - (Swinhoe, 1870): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Ixos. Found in central and southern China
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus xanthorrhous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ↑ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
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