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Styan's Bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus)

Styan's Bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus), Kenting, Taiwan

 

The Styan's Bulbul or Taiwan Bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus) is an endemic species of bulbul that lives in eastern and southern Taiwan. Though common in some areas, it has been listed as a species vulnerable to extinction. Its decline has been caused by habitat destruction and hybridisation with the closely related Chinese or Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis; the two species ranges overlap in several areas, partly because birds of the latter species have been released for Buddhist ceremonies. The species has already become extinct in Yilan County.

 

Source: Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styan's_Bulbul

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Uploaded on October 2, 2012
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