Andaman bulbul

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| image = The Andaman Bulbul.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=Brachypodius fuscoflavescens |volume=2018 |page=e.T103836280A132045044 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103836280A132045044.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Brachypodius fuscoflavescens

| authority = Hume, 1873

| synonyms =

  • Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens
  • Pycnonotus atriceps fuscoflavescens

}}

The Andaman bulbul (Brachypodius fuscoflavescens) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.{{BioRef|IOC| family=Pycnonotidae|version=Version 10.2 |access-date=4 August 2020}} It is endemic to the Andaman Islands. It has a mainly olive-yellow plumage and has most of the head olive. It feeds on small fruit and berries, but will also take insects.

Until 2008, the Andaman bulbul was considered as a subspecies of the black-headed bulbul.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/archives/species-v1/|title=Species Version 1 « IOC World Bird List|website=www.worldbirdnames.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-10}}

References

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  • Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton (2005). Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Volume 2: Attributes and Status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona.

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Andaman bulbul

Category:Birds of the Andaman Islands

Category:Endemic fauna of the Andaman Islands

Andaman bulbul

Category:Endemic birds of India

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