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Passeriformes / Pycnonotidae / Pycnonotus

Flavescent Bulbul

Pycnonotus flavescens · 黄绿鹎

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

A songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds found in south-eastern Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Distribution & Habitat

Found in south-eastern Asia across three subspecies ranges: north-eastern India, north-eastern Bangladesh, and western Myanmar; north-eastern Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, and northern Indochina; and southern Indochina. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Pycnonotidae
Genus
Pycnonotus

Subspecies (3)

  • Pycnonotus flavescens flavescens

    hills of southern Assam (south of the Brahmaputra) to western Myanmar

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.