Flavescent Bulbul
Pycnonotus flavescens
黄绿鹎
Introduction
A passerine songbird in the bulbul family (Pycnonotidae). Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests of south-eastern Asia. The specific name 'flavescent' refers to the yellowish coloration of its plumage. Known alternatively as Blyth's bulbul, flavescent green bulbul, and round-tailed green bulbul. Three subspecies are recognized, differing in their geographic distributions across the region.
Distribution & Habitat
Found across south-eastern Asia. The nominate subspecies (P. f. flavescens) occurs in north-eastern India, north-eastern Bangladesh, and western Myanmar. Subspecies P. f. vividus inhabits north-eastern Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, and northern Indochina. Subspecies P. f. sordidus is restricted to southern Indochina. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Pycnonotus
- eBird Code
- flabul1
Subspecies (3)
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Pycnonotus flavescens flavescens
hills of southern Assam (south of the Brahmaputra) to western Myanmar
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Pycnonotus flavescens sordidus
southern Indochina
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Pycnonotus flavescens vividus
northeastern Myanmar to southwestern China (Yunnan), Thailand, and northern Indochina
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.