Brown-breasted bulbul
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Pycnonotus |
| Species: | P. xanthorrhous
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| Pycnonotus xanthorrhous Anderson, 1869
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The brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous) is a songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by John Anderson in 1869.
It is found in south-eastern Asia from central and southern China to Myanmar and northern Thailand.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
Alternate names for the brown-breasted bulbul include Anderson's bulbul and yellow-vented bulbul (not to be confused with the species of the same name, Pycnonotus goiavier).
Subspecies[]
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- P. x. xanthorrhous - Anderson, 1869: Found from south-western China and northern Myanmar to northern Indochina
- P. x. andersoni - (R. Swinhoe, 1870): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Ixos. Found in central and southern China
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus xanthorrhous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712640A94341228. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712640A94341228.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
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