Ashy bulbul

The ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Ashy bulbul
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Infraorder:	Passerides
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Hemixos
Species:	H. flavala
Binomial name
Hemixos flavala Blyth, 1845
Synonyms
Hypsipetes flavala Hypsipetes flavalus Microscelis flavala

Taxonomy and systematics

Formerly, some authorities classified the ashy bulbul in the genera Hypsipetes and Microscelis.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are currently recognized:^[2]

• H. f. flavala - Blyth, 1845: Found in the eastern Himalayas, north-eastern Bangladesh, north-western Myanmar and southern China
• H. f. hildebrandi - Hume, 1874: Found in eastern Myanmar and north-western Thailand
• H. f. davisoni - Hume, 1877: Found in south-eastern Myanmar and south-western Thailand
• H. f. bourdellei - Delacour, 1926: Found in southern China, eastern Thailand, northern and central Laos
• H. f. remotus - (Deignan, 1957): Found in southern Indochina

Gallery

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  H. f. flavala from Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, India
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  Ashy bulbul from Uttarakhand, India
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  From Lamjung, Nepal.

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Hemixos flavala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103822632A94365071. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103822632A94365071.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bulbuls". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 October 2017.