Biology:Brown-breasted bulbul

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Short description: Species of bird

Brown-breasted bulbul
Brown-breasted Bulbul - Thailand S4E9144 (16429556574).jpg
In Thailand
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. xanthorrhous
Binomial name
Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
Anderson, 1869
Pycnonotus xanthorrhous distribution map.png

The brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous) is a songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by John Anderson in 1869.

A brown-breasted Bulbul. Photo taken in PIngdingshan,China..jpg

It is found in south-eastern Asia from central and southern China to Myanmar and northern Thailand.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the brown-breasted bulbul include Anderson's bulbul and yellow-vented bulbul (not to be confused with the species of the same name, Pycnonotus goiavier).

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • P. x. xanthorrhous - Anderson, 1869: Found from south-western China and northern Myanmar to northern Indochina
  • P. x. andersoni - (R. Swinhoe, 1870): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Ixos. Found in central and southern China

References

Wikidata ☰ Q787686 entry