Biology:Olive-winged bulbul

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Short description: Species of bird

Olive-winged bulbul
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. plumosus
Binomial name
Pycnonotus plumosus
Blyth, 1845
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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.

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. p. porphyreus - Oberholser, 1912: Found on western Sumatra and nearby islands
  • P. p. plumosus - Blyth, 1845: Found on Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, Java, Bali and western and southern Borneo
  • P. p. hutzi - Stresemann, 1938: Found on northern and eastern Borneo
  • P. p. hachisukae - Deignan, 1952: Found on islands off northern Borneo and south-western Philippines

References

Wikidata ☰ Q674822 entry