Cream-eyed bulbul

The cream-eyed bulbul (Pycnonotus pseudosimplex) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the island of Borneo.[2]

Cream-eyed bulbul

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species:
P. pseudosimplex
Binomial name
Pycnonotus pseudosimplex
Shakya et al., 2019

It was formerly considered a white-eyed color morph of the red-eyed Bornean population of the cream-vented bulbul (P. simplex), especially as actual white-eyed morphs of P. simplex exist outside of Borneo. However, genetic analysis indicates that the Bornean white-eyed population is genetically distinct from P. simplex and most closely related the ashy-fronted bulbul (P. cinereifrons) of Palawan in the Philippines, whereas the Bornean red-eyed population is most closely related to white-eyed P. simplex from mainland Southeast Asia, though it could still warrant recognition as a separate subspecies or even species. Unlike the Bornean cream-vented bulbul, the cream-eyed bulbul is also much more habitat-restricted, occurring mostly only in high-altitude old-growth forests.[2][3][4]

References
  1. BirdLife International 2019. Pycnonotus pseudosimplex . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T155219571A155220740. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T155219571A155220740.en. Downloaded on 13 January 2020.
  2. Sheldon, Frederick H.; Lakim, Maklarin; Rahman, Mustafa Abdul; Moyle, Robert G.; Lim, Haw Chuan; Shakya, Subir B. (2019). "A cryptic new species of bulbul from Borneo". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 139 (1): 46–55. doi:10.25226/bboc.v139i1.2019.a3. ISSN 0007-1595.
  3. "The White-Eyed Birds of Borneo - A Cryptic New Species". Genomics Research from Technology Networks. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  4. "Cream-Eyed Bulbul: New Species of Bird Discovered | Biology | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
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