Ochraceous bulbul

Ochraceous bulbul
In Kinabalu Park, Malaysia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Alophoixus
Species:
A. ochraceus
Binomial name
Alophoixus ochraceus
(Moore, F, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Criniger ochraceus

The ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found from Southeast Asia to Sumatra. It is usually found in the mid-storey of broad-leaved evergreen and rainforests up to 1500 metres elevation.

Taxonomy and systematics

The ochraceous bulbul was originally described in the genus Criniger until moved to the genus Alophoixus in 2009.[2] Alternate names for the ochraceous bulbul include the brown white-throated bulbul and ochraceous bearded-bulbul.

Subspecies

Six subspecies are recognized:[3]

  • A. o. hallae - (Deignan, 1956): Found in southern Vietnam
  • A. o. cambodianus - (Delacour & Jabouille, 1928): Found in eastern Thailand and south-western Cambodia
  • A. o. ochraceus - (Moore, F, 1854): Found in southern Myanmar and south-western Thailand
  • A. o. sordidus - (Richmond, 1900): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Criniger. Found on central Malay Peninsula
  • A. o. sacculatus - (Robinson, 1915): Found on southern Malay Peninsula
  • A. o. sumatranus - (Wardlaw-Ramsay, RG, 1882): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Criniger. Found in western Sumatra

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Alophoixus ochraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103821072A94361292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103821072A94361292.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  3. ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-14.


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