The ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Hemixos |
| Species: | H. flavala
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| Hemixos flavala Blyth, 1845
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Taxonomy and systematics
editFormerly, some authorities classified the ashy bulbul in the genera Hypsipetes and Microscelis.
Subspecies
editFive subspecies are currently recognized:[2]
- H. f. flavala - Blyth, 1845: Found in the eastern Himalayas, north-eastern Bangladesh, north-western Myanmar and southern China
- H. f. hildebrandi - Hume, 1874: Found in eastern Myanmar and north-western Thailand
- H. f. davisoni - Hume, 1877: Found in south-eastern Myanmar and south-western Thailand
- H. f. bourdellei - Delacour, 1926: Found in southern China, eastern Thailand, northern and central Laos
- H. f. remotus - (Deignan, 1957): Found in southern Indochina
Gallery
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Ashy bulbul from Uttarakhand, India -
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Hemixos flavala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103822632A94365071. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103822632A94365071.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bulbuls". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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