Flavescent bulbul
{{Short description|Species of songbird}}
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| image = Pycnonotus flavescens - Mae Wong.jpg
| image_caption = Flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens)
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Pycnonotus
| species = flavescens
| authority = Blyth, 1845
| range_map =
| synonyms = * Xanthiscus flavescens
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The flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in south-eastern Asia.
Taxonomy and systematics
Alternate names for the flavescent bulbul include Blyth's bulbul, flavescent green bulbul and round-tailed green bulbul.
=Subspecies=
Three subspecies are recognized:{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/bulbuls/|title=Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List|website=www.worldbirdnames.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-29}}
- P. f. flavescens - Blyth, 1845: Found in north-eastern India, north-eastern Bangladesh and western Myanmar
- P. f. vividus - (Baker, ECS, 1917): Found in north-eastern Myanmar, southern China, Thailand and northern Indochina
- P. f. sordidus - (Robinson & Kloss, 1919): Found in southern Indochina
Distribution and habitat
The natural habitat of the flavescent bulbul is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Gallery
File:Flavescent Bulbul, Pycnonotus flavescens - Kaeng Krachan National Park.webm|Flavescent bulbul in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
File:Flavescent bulbul, pycnonotus flavescens.jpg| Flavescent bulbul in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
File:Fl Bulbul DSCN3727.jpg|Flavescent bulbul in Mizoram, India
References
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External links
- [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Pycnonotus_flavescens.html Images at ADW]
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