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Flavescent Bulbul

Pycnonotus flavescens Blyth, E 1845

The flavescent bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in south-eastern Asia. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pycnonotidae
Genus:
   Pycnonotus
Scientific:
  Pycnonotus flavescens


Original description

Citation:
  Blyth, E 1845

Reference:
   J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 14, pt.2, no.164 p.568

Protonym:
  P[ycnonotus] flavescens

Type locality:
  Arakan Division, Burma; type locality restricted to the hills between Sandoway and Prome, by Kloss, 1923, Journ. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, new ser., 18, p. 569.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123999#page/114/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9F6CB52DC7A13ACA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9F6CB52D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9F6CB52D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562612

Geographic range:

  • Pycnonotus flavescens flavescens: hills of southern Assam (south of the Brahmaputra) to western Myanmar
  • Pycnonotus flavescens vividus: northeastern Myanmar to southwestern China (Yunnan), Thailand, and northern Indochina
  • Pycnonotus flavescens sordidus: southern Indochina
English:
Flavescent Bulbul
Catalan:
bulbul groguenc
Czech:
bulbul žlutavý
Danish:
Sorttøjlet Bulbul
German:
Grauohrbülbül
Spanish:
Bulbul amarillento
Finnish:
mustaohjasbulbuli
French:
Bulbul flavescent
Croatian:
žutotrbi bulbul
Hungarian:
sárgás bülbül
Italian:
Bulbul flavo
Japanese:
カオジロヒヨドリ
Lithuanian:
rusvadryžis bulbiulis
Dutch:
Geelwangbuulbuul
Norwegian:
Gulstenkbylbyl
Polish:
bilbil żółtawy
Portuguese:
bulbul-amarelento
Portuguese (Portugal):
bulbul-flavescente
Russian:
Желтощёкий настоящий бюльбюль
Slovak:
bylbyl žltavý
Swedish:
svarttyglad bulbyl
Ukrainian:
бюльбюль сосновий
Chinese:
黄绿鹎
Chinese (Traditional):
圓尾綠鵯


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Flavescent Bulbul [nominate] ( Pycnonotus flavescens [flavescens])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Flavescent Bulbul [nominate] ( Pycnonotus flavescens [flavescens])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Flavescent Bulbul [nominate] ( Pycnonotus flavescens [flavescens])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Flavescent Bulbul [nominate] ( Pycnonotus flavescens [flavescens])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Flavescent Bulbul (Flavescent) ( Pycnonotus flavescens [flavescens Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Flavescent Bulbul (Flavescent) ( Pycnonotus flavescens [flavescens Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Flavescent Bulbul (Flavescent) ( Pycnonotus flavescens [flavescens Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Flavescent Bulbul (Flavescent) ( Pycnonotus flavescens [flavescens Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Flavescent Bulbul (Flavescent) ( Pycnonotus flavescens [flavescens Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Flavescent Bulbul (Flavescent) ( Pycnonotus flavescens [flavescens Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Flavescent Bulbul ( Pycnonotus flavescens) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pycnonotus [flavescens or leucops] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: bulbul groguenc
Czech: bulbul žlutavý
Danish: Sorttøjlet Bulbul
German: Grauohrbülbül, Grauohrbülbül [flavescens-Gruppe]
English: Flavescent Bulbul, Flavescent Bulbul (Flavescent), Flavescent Bulbul [nominate]
English, HBW: Flavescent Bulbul
English (IOC): Flavescent Bulbul, Flavescent Bulbul (Flavescent)
English (United States): Flavescent Bulbul (Flavescent)
Spanish: Bulbul amarillento, Bulbul Amarillento (grupo flavescens)
Spanish (Spain): Bulbul amarillento (grupo flavescens), Bulbul Amarillento [flavescens Group]
Estonian: nõlvabülbül
Finnish: mustaohjasbulbuli
French: Bulbul flavescent, Bulbul flavescent (flavescens), Bulbul flavescent [flavescens], Bulbul flavescent [nominal]
Croatian: žutotrbi bulbul
Hungarian: sárgás bülbül
Indonesian: Merbah gunung
Italian: Bulbul flavo
Japanese (romaji): kaojirohiyodori (flavescens guru-pu)
Japanese: カオジロヒヨドリ, カオジロヒヨドリ (flavescens グループ), カオジロヒヨドリ(flavescens グループ)
Mongolian, Halh: ухаа бөлбөл
Scientific: P[ycnonotus] flavescens, Pycnonotus flavescens, Pycnonotus flavescens [flavescens Group], Pycnonotus flavescens [flavescens], Pycnonotus flavescens flavescens
Lithuanian: rusvadryžis bulbiulis
Mongolian: ухаа бөлбөл
Dutch: Geelwangbuulbuul
Norwegian: Gulstenkbylbyl, gulstenkbylbyl (flavescens gr.)
Polish: bilbil żółtawy, bilbil żółtawy [gr. flavescens]
Portuguese: bulbul-amarelento
Portuguese (Portugal): bulbul-flavescente, bulbul-flavescente [grupo flavescens]
Russian: Желтощёкий настоящий бюльбюль, Светлобровый бюльбюль [группа flavescens]
Slovak: bylbyl žltavý, bylbyl žltavý (skup.)
Swedish: svarttyglad bulbyl, svarttyglad bulbyl [gruppen flavescens]
Thai: นกปรอดหัวตาขาว, นกปรอดหัวตาขาว (หิมาลัย)
Turkish: Sarımsı Arapbülbülü, Sarımsı arapbülbülü [flavescens grubu]
Ukrainian: бюльбюль сосновий
Chinese: 黄绿鹎, 黄绿鹎(灰脸)
Chinese (Traditional): 圓尾綠鵯

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