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

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Pycnonotus flavescens |volume=2016 |page=e.T103834344A94345772 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103834344A94345772.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

| genus = Pycnonotus

| species = flavescens

| authority = Blyth, 1845

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| 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

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