The cinereous bulbul (Hemixos cinereus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Southeast Asia and Indonesia.
| Cinereous bulbul | |
|---|---|
_eating_berry.jpg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Hemixos |
| Species: | H. cinereus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Hemixos cinereus (Blyth, 1845)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Taxonomy and systematics edit
The cinereous bulbul was originally classified in the genus Iole. It was formerly considered as conspecific with the ashy bulbul.
Subspecies edit
Two 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.
 | This Pycnonotidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |