Flavescent Bulbul

Pycnonotus flavescens

Blyth, E, 1845
Bulbul Amarillento

Family: Pycnonotidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: P[ycnonotus] flavescens.

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Records from Tailandia

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description

The flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) 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.

Taxonomy and systematics: Alternate names for the flavescent bulbul include Blyth´s bulbul, flavescent green bulbul and round-tailed green bulbul.

Subspecies: Three subspecies are recognized:

P. f. flavescens - Blyth, 1845: Found in north-eastern India, north-eastern Bangladesh and western Myanmar
P. f. vividus - (Baker, ECS, 1917): Found in north-eastern Myanmar, southern China, Thailand and northern Indochina
P. f. sordidus - (Robinson & Kloss, 1919): Found in southern Indochina

Distribution and habitat: The natural habitat of the flavescent bulbul is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Source: Wikipedia, article Pycnonotus flavescens. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.