| Grey-eyed bulbul | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Iole |
| Species: | I. propinqua |
| Binomial name | |
| Iole propinqua (Oustalet, 1903) | |
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The grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Southeast Asia in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The grey-eyed bulbul was originally described in the genus Criniger and classified by some authorities within the genus Hypsipetes.
Subspecies
Five subspecies are currently recognized:[2]
- I. p. aquilonis - (Deignan, 1948) — southern China and north-eastern Vietnam
- I. p. propinqua - (Oustalet, 1903) — from eastern Myanmar to southern China, northern Thailand and northern Indochina
- I. p. simulator - (Deignan, 1948) — eastern Thailand and southern Indochina
- I. p. innectens - (Deignan, 1948) — far southern Vietnam
- I. p. myitkyinensis - (Deignan, 1948) — north-eastern and eastern Myanmar
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Iole propinqua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713167A94362781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713167A94362781.en.
- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-06-04.