The cream-eyed bulbul (Pycnonotus pseudosimplex) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the island of Borneo.[2]
| Cream-eyed bulbul | |
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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: | Pycnonotus |
| Species: | P. pseudosimplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Pycnonotus pseudosimplex Shakya et al., 2019
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It was formerly considered a white-eyed color morph of the red-eyed Bornean population of the cream-vented bulbul (P. simplex), especially as actual white-eyed morphs of P. simplex exist outside of Borneo. However, genetic analysis indicates that the Bornean white-eyed population is genetically distinct from P. simplex and most closely related the ashy-fronted bulbul (P. cinereifrons) of Palawan in the Philippines, whereas the Bornean red-eyed population is most closely related to white-eyed P. simplex from mainland Southeast Asia, though it could still warrant recognition as a separate subspecies or even species. Unlike the Bornean cream-vented bulbul, the cream-eyed bulbul is also much more habitat-restricted, occurring mostly in old-growth hill forests.[2][3][4]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Pycnonotus pseudosimplex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T155219571A155220740. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T155219571A155220740.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Sheldon, Frederick H.; Lakim, Maklarin; Rahman, Mustafa Abdul; Moyle, Robert G.; Lim, Haw Chuan; Shakya, Subir B. (2019). "A cryptic new species of bulbul from Borneo". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 139 (1): 46–55. doi:10.25226/bboc.v139i1.2019.a3. ISSN 0007-1595.
- ^ "The White-Eyed Birds of Borneo - A Cryptic New Species". Genomics Research from Technology Networks. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ "Cream-Eyed Bulbul: New Species of Bird Discovered | Biology | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. Retrieved 2019-04-01.