Brown-breasted bulbul

The brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous) is a songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by John Anderson in 1869.

Brown-breasted bulbul

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. xanthorrhous
Binomial name
Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
Anderson, 1869

It is found in south-eastern Asia from central and southern China to Myanmar and northern Thailand.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the brown-breasted bulbul include Anderson's bulbul and yellow-vented bulbul (not to be confused with the species of the same name, Pycnonotus goiavier).

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • P. x. xanthorrhous - Anderson, 1869: Found from south-western China and northern Myanmar to northern Indochina
  • P. x. andersoni - (R. Swinhoe, 1870): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Ixos. Found in central and southern China
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References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus xanthorrhous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712640A94341228. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712640A94341228.en.
  2. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-12.


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