Ochraceous bulbul

Ochraceous bulbul

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Alophoixus
Species:	A. ochraceus
Binomial name
*Alophoixus ochraceus* (Moore, 1854)

Synonyms
Criniger ochraceus

The ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found from Southeast Asia to Sumatra and Borneo. It is usually found in the mid-storey of broad-leaved evergreen and rainforests up to 1500 metres elevation.

Taxonomy and systematics

The ochraceous bulbul was originally described in the genus Criniger until moved to the genus Alophoixus in 2009.^[2] Alternate names for the ochraceous bulbul include the brown white-throated bulbul and ochraceous bearded-bulbul.

Subspecies

Eight subspecies are recognized.^[3]

A. o. hallae - (Deignan, 1956): Found in southern Vietnam
A. o. cambodianus - (Delacour & Jabouille, 1928): Found in south-eastern Thailand and south-western Cambodia
A. o. ochraceus - (Moore, 1854): Found in southern Myanmar and south-western Thailand
A. o. sordidus - (Richmond, 1900): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Criniger. Found on central Malay Peninsula
A. o. sacculatus - (Robinson, 1915): Found on southern Malay Peninsula
A. o. sumatranus - (Ramsay, RGW, 1882): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Criniger. Found in western Sumatra
A. o. fowleri - (Amadon & Harrisson, 1957): Found in montane areas of Borneo, except Sabah
Chestnut-vented bulbul (A. o. ruficrissus) - (Sharpe, 1879): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Criniger. Found in mountains of north-eastern Borneo (Sabah)

References

↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Alophoixus ochraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
↑ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
↑ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-14.

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