Olive-winged bulbul
| Olive-winged bulbul | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Pycnonotus |
| Species: | P. plumosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pycnonotus plumosus Blyth, 1845 | |
 | |
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.[2]
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:[3]
- 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
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pycnonotus plumosus. |
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus plumosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "Species Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- ↑ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.