Monday, July 23, 2012

>Pycnonotus flavescens (Flavescent Bulbul)

Flavescent Bulbul


Flavescent Bulbul
Illustration (above) by John Gerrard Keulemans
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Pycnonotus
Species:P. flavescens
Binomial name
Pycnonotus flavescens
Blyth, 1845
The Flavescent Bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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