Pale-faced bulbul
| Pale-faced bulbul | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Pycnonotus |
| Species: | P. flavescens |
| Subspecies: | P. f. leucops |
| Trinomial name | |
| Pycnonotus flavescens leucops Sharpe, 1888 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The pale-faced bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens leucops) is a songbird in the bulbul family. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo.[1]
Taxonomy
The pale-faced bulbul is a distinctive subspecies of the flavescent bulbul which is sometimes considered a full species, Pycnonotus leucops.[2]
Description
At 17.5–19 cm long the pale-faced bulbul is smaller than the other subspecies of the flavescent bulbul, which reach 21.5–22 cm in length. Its colouring is mainly brown or grey-brown, darker above than below, with a white or whitish face and throat, and bright yellow undertail-coverts.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The bulbul is found in the mountains of Borneo in montane primary forest, ranging in altitude from about 900 m to 3500 m above sea level.[3]
References
- ↑ Phillipps, Quentin; & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
- 1 2 "Flavescent Bulbul". HBW Alive. Lynx Editions. 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ↑ Smythies, Bertram E.; & Davison, Geoffrey W.H. (1999). The Birds of Borneo. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia: Natural History Publications (Borneo) and the Sabah Society. p. 465. ISBN 983-812-028-6.
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