The grey-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus tephrogenys) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found from the Malay Peninsula to the Greater Sunda Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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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: | Alophoixus |
| Species: | A. tephrogenys
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| Binomial name | |
| Alophoixus tephrogenys (Jardine & Selby, 1833)
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Subspecies
editTwo subspecies are recognized.[2]
- A. t. tephrogenys - (Jardine & Selby, 1833): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger). Found on the Malay Peninsula and eastern Sumatra
- A. t. gutturalis - (Bonaparte, 1850): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Trichophorus. Found on Borneo
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Alophoixus tephrogenys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T103821318A175771433. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T103821318A175771433.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
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