The cream-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Its breast might sometimes look a little yellow.
| Cream-vented bulbul | |
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| In Panti Forest, Johor, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Pycnonotus |
| Species: | P. simplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Pycnonotus simplex Lesson, 1839
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Taxonomy and systematics
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Alternate names for the cream-vented bulbul include the white-eyed brown bulbul and white-eyed bulbul. The latter alternate name is also shared with the white-spectacled bulbul.
Subspecies
editFour subspecies are recognized:[2]
- P. s. simplex - Lesson, 1839: Found from Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and nearby islands.
- P. s. perplexus - Chasen & Kloss, 1929: Found on Borneo and nearby islands. White-eyed populations of bulbuls on Borneo formerly thought to belong to this species are now considered a distinct species, the cream-eyed bulbul (P. pseudosimplex).
- P. s. prillwitzi - Hartert, 1902: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Java
- P. s. halizonus - Oberholser, 1917: Found on Anambas and northern Natuna Islands
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Pycnonotus simplex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T155218901A155219616. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T155218901A155219616.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- Smythies, B.E.; & Davison, G.W.H. (1999). The Birds of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo): Kota Kinabalu. ISBN 983-812-028-6
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