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Pycnonotus aurigaster Sooty-headed Bulbul.jpg

Pycnonotus aurigaster  (Vieillot, 1818)

Sooty-headed Bulbul

Home > Birds​ > Pycnonotus aurigaster​
​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Pycnonotus
Species: aurigaster

  • Common names: Sooty-headed Bulbul
  • Thai names: นกปรอดหัวสีเขม่า
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Pycnonotus aurigaster aurigaster: Java and Bali; introduced Singapore, Sumatra and s Sulawesi
    Pycnonotus aurigaster chrysorrhoides: S China (Fujian, e Guangdong and Hong Kong)
    Pycnonotus aurigaster resurrectus: S China (Guangdong and Naozhou I.); n Vietnam
    Pycnonotus aurigaster dolichurus: Central Vietnam (Quangtri and Thuathien provinces)
    Pycnonotus aurigaster latouchei: SW China to n Thailand, n Laos and n Vietnam
    Pycnonotus aurigaster klossi: SE Myanmar to n Thailand
    Pycnonotus aurigaster schauenseei: S Myanmar to sw Thailand
    Pycnonotus aurigaster thais: S Thailand
    Pycnonotus aurigaster germani: SE Thailand to s Indochina
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population decreasing. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (A. Muang, Chiang Dao), Nakhon Ratchasima (Khao Yai N.P.)
  • Additional notes: 
Pycnonotus aurigaster image location map.jpg
Image locations

Images of Pycnonotus aurigaster from Thailand.
Sooty-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus aurigaster.jpg
Sooty-headed bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster (Vieillot, 1818) Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, February 2017
Pycnonotus aurigaster Sooty-headed bulbul Khao Yai NP Nakhon Ratchasima Jan 2015.jpg
Pycnonotus aurigaster, Sooty-headed bulbul, Khao Yai N.P. Nakhon Ratchasima, Jan 2015
Pycnonotus aurigaster Sooty-headed Bulbul Muang Chiang Mai Oct 2014.jpg
Pycnonotus aurigaster, Sooty-headed Bulbul, Muang Chiang Mai, Oct 2014

References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 14 September 2020.

​[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Pycnonotus aurigaster. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22712699A94343785. Downloaded on 14 September 2020.
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​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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