Olive-winged bulbul

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.

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

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

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus plumosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103834549A94346461. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103834549A94346461.en.
  2. "Species Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  3. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-30.


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