Passeriformes / Pycnonotidae / Alcurus
Striated Bulbul
Alcurus striatus · 纵纹绿鹎
Introduction
A songbird in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae and the only species in the genus Alcurus. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests across a range extending from the eastern Himalayas to northern Vietnam.
Distribution & Habitat
Found from the eastern Himalayas to northern Vietnam. Three subspecies are recognized: A. s. striatus occurs in the eastern Himalayas, north-eastern India, southern China, and western Myanmar; A. s. arctus is restricted to the Mishmi Hills in north-eastern India; and A. s. paulus ranges across eastern Myanmar, southern China, and northern Indochina.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Alcurus
Taxonomy Changes
Pycnonotus striatus → Alcurus striatus
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Subspecies (3)
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Alcurus striatus arctus
northeastern Assam (Mishmi Hills)
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
