The cinereous bulbul (Hemixos cinereus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Southeast Asia and Indonesia.
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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. cinereus
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| Hemixos cinereus (Blyth, 1845)
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Taxonomy and systematics
editThe cinereous bulbul was originally classified in the genus Iole. It was formerly considered as conspecific with the ashy bulbul.
Subspecies
editTwo subspecies are currently recognized:[2]
- H. c. cinereus - (Blyth, 1845): Found on the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
- Green-winged bulbul (H. c. connectens) - Sharpe, 1887: Formerly described as a separate species by some authorities. Found in northern Borneo
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Hemixos cinereus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T103822693A104137578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103822693A104137578.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bulbuls". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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