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P. f. flavescens - The flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens)

The flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in south-eastern Asia and Borneo.

 

Four subspecies are recognized:

 

P. f. flavescens - Blyth, 1845: Found in north-eastern India, north-eastern Bangladesh and western Myanmar

P. f. vividus - (Baker, ECS, 1917): Found in north-eastern Myanmar, southern China, Thailand and northern Indochina

P. f. sordidus - (Robinson & Kloss, 1919): Found in southern Indochina

Pale-faced bulbul (P. f. leucops) - (Sharpe, 1888): Originally described as a separate species. Endemic to Borneo

 

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Uploaded on February 27, 2019
Taken on December 29, 2018