Sooty-headed Bulbul

Pycnonotus aurigaster

The sooty-headed bulbul is a species of songbird in the Bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Sooty-headed bulbul - Pycnonotus aurigaster Seen in an area of gardens downhill from the Mount Mahawu in Tomohon, Sulawesi. Geotagged,Indonesia,Pycnonotus aurigaster,Sooty-headed bulbul,Spring

Naming

Nine subspecies are recognized:
⤷  "P. a. chrysorrhoides" - : Originally described as a separate species. Found in south-eastern China
⤷  "P. a. resurrectus" - Deignan, 1952: Found in southern China and north-eastern Vietnam
⤷  "P. a. dolichurus" - Deignan, 1949: Found in central Vietnam
⤷  "P. a. latouchei" - Deignan, 1949: Found from eastern Myanmar to southern China and northern Indochina
⤷  "P. a. klossi" - : Found in south-eastern Myanmar and northern Thailand
⤷  "P. a. schauenseei" - Delacour, 1943: Found in south-eastern Myanmar and northern Thailand
⤷  "P. a. thais" - : Found in central and southern Thailand, central Laos
⤷  "P. a. germani" - : Originally described as a separate species in the genus "Ixos". Found in south-eastern Thailand and southern Indochina
⤷  "P. a. aurigaster" - : Found in Java and Bali

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyPycnonotidae
GenusPycnonotus
SpeciesP. aurigaster
Photographed in
Indonesia
Vietnam