Wednesday, August 1, 2012

>Hemixos flavala (Ashy Bulbul)

Ashy Bulbul



Ashy Bulbul
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Hemixos
Species:H. flavala
Binomial name
Hemixos flavala
Blyth, 1845
Synonyms
  • Hemixus cinereus
The Ashy Bulbul (Hemixos flavala) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.
It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan,Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Illustration by Keulemans, 1881

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