Ashy-fronted bulbul

The ashy-fronted bulbul (Pycnonotus cinereifrons) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to Palawan in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Until 2010, the ashy-fronted bulbul was considered as a subspecies of the olive-winged bulbul.[2]

Ashy-fronted bulbul
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. cinereifrons
Binomial name
Pycnonotus cinereifrons
(Tweeddale, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Brachypus cinereifrons
  • Pycnonotus plumosus cinereifrons

References
  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Pycnonotus cinereifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103834609A113108448. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103834609A113108448.en.
  2. "Species Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  • Oliveros, C.H., and R.G. Moyle (2010). Origin and diversification of Philippine bulbuls. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54:822–832.


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