| Ochraceous bulbul | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Alophoixus |
| Species: | A. ochraceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Alophoixus ochraceus (Moore, 1854) | |
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The ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found from Southeast Asia to Sumatra. It is usually found in the mid-storey of broad-leaved evergreen and rainforests up to 1500 metres elevation.
Taxonomy and systematics
The ochraceous bulbul was originally described in the genus Criniger until moved to the genus Alophoixus in 2009.[2] Alternate names for the ochraceous bulbul include the brown white-throated bulbul and ochraceous bearded-bulbul.
Subspecies
Six subspecies are recognized:[3]
- A. o. hallae - (Deignan, 1956): Found in southern Vietnam
- A. o. cambodianus - (Delacour & Jabouille, 1928): Found in eastern Thailand and south-western Cambodia
- A. o. ochraceus - (Moore, 1854): Found in southern Myanmar and south-western Thailand
- A. o. sordidus - (Richmond, 1900): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Criniger. Found on central Malay Peninsula
- A. o. sacculatus - (Robinson, 1915): Found on southern Malay Peninsula
- A. o. sumatranus - (Ramsay, RGW, 1882): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Criniger. Found in western Sumatra
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References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Alophoixus ochraceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103821072A94361292. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103821072A94361292.en.
- ^ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-14.