Ashy bulbul explained

The ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Taxonomy and systematics

Formerly, some authorities classified the ashy bulbul in the genera Hypsipetes and Microscelis.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are currently recognized:^[1]

• H. f. flavala - Blyth, 1845: Found in the eastern Himalayas, north-eastern Bangladesh, north-western Myanmar and southern China
• H. f. hildebrandi - Hume, 1874: Found in eastern Myanmar and north-western Thailand
• H. f. davisoni - Hume, 1877: Found in south-eastern Myanmar and south-western Thailand
• H. f. bourdellei - Delacour, 1926: Found in southern China, eastern Thailand, northern and central Laos
• H. f. remotus - (Deignan, 1957): Found in southern Indochina

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2017 . Bulbuls . World Bird List Version 7.3 . International Ornithologists' Union . 22 October 2017 .