Flavescent Bulbul
Pycnonotus flavescensBlyth, E, 1845
English (US) Flavescent Bulbul
The Flavescent Bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pycnonotus flavescens
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Flavescent Bulbul
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1845
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pycnonotus flavescens flavescens
- Pycnonotus flavescens vividus
- Pycnonotus flavescens sordidus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- P[ycnonotus] flavescens
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1845
- Type locality
- Arakan Division, Burma; type locality restricted to the hills between Sandoway and Prome, by Kloss, 1923, Journ. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, new ser., 18, p. 569.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14, pt.2, no.164 p.568
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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