Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus flaviventris) - HBW 10, p. 174
French: Bulbul à huppe noire
German: Goldbrustbülbül
Spanish: Bulbul Crestinegro
Other common names: Black-crested Yellow Bulbul, Black-headed Yellow Bulbul
Taxonomy: Vanga Flaviventris Tickell, 1833, Dampara, Orissa, India.
Genus as currently constituted probably polyphyletic; in-depth analysis of morphology, voice, behaviour and genetics required to redefine its limits. Present species previously placed, along with P. dispar, P. gularis, P. melanicterus and P. montis, in a separate genus Rubigula, to which all five may yet be returned. They form a superspecies, and have often been treated as conspecific under the name “P. melanicterus”. Situation in SE Asia complicated by a tight clustering of races and the presence of different colour morphs; likely that some descri.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Vanga Flaviventris Tickell, 1833, Dampara, Orissa, India.
Genus as currently constituted probably polyphyletic; in-depth analysis of morphology, voice, behaviour and genetics required to redefine its limits. Present species previously placed, along with P. dispar, P. gularis, P. melanicterus and P. montis, in a separate genus Rubigula, to which all five may yet be returned. They form a superspecies, and have often been treated as conspecific under the name “P. melanicterus”. Situation in SE Asia complicated by a tight clustering of races and the presence of different colour morphs; likely that some described races are insufficiently distinct to warrant recognition. Eight subspecies provisionally recognized.
Genus as currently constituted probably polyphyletic; in-depth analysis of morphology, voice, behaviour and genetics required to redefine its limits. Present species previously placed, along with P. dispar, P. gularis, P. melanicterus and P. montis, in a separate genus Rubigula, to which all five may yet be returned. They form a superspecies, and have often been treated as conspecific under the name “P. melanicterus”. Situation in SE Asia complicated by a tight clustering of races and the presence of different colour morphs; likely that some described races are insufficiently distinct to warrant recognition. Eight subspecies provisionally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- flaviventris (Tickell, 1833) - N, NE & E India (Himalayan foothills E from Himachal Pradesh, S to to Meghalaya, also hills of Madhya Pradesh, also Eastern Ghats from Orissa S to Andhra Pradesh), Nepal, E Bangladesh, N, C & W Myanmar and S China (W Yunnan).
- vantynei Deignan, 1948 - & S Myanmar and NE & NW Thailand E to S China (S Yunnan, S Guangxi) and N Indochina.
- xanthops , 1948 - SE Myanmar (including N Tenasserim) and W Thailand.
- flaviventris (Tickell, 1833) - N, NE & E India (Himalayan foothills E from Himachal Pradesh, S to to Meghalaya, also hills of Madhya Pradesh, also Eastern Ghats from Orissa S to Andhra Pradesh), Nepal, E Bangladesh, N, C & W Myanmar and S China (W Yunnan).
- vantynei Deignan, 1948 - & S Myanmar and NE & NW Thailand E to S China (S Yunnan, S Guangxi) and N Indochina.
- xanthops , 1948 - SE Myanmar (including N Tenasserim) and W Thailand.
- auratus , 1948 - NE Thailand and C Laos.
- johnsoni (Gyldenstolpe, 1913) - C, NE & SE Thailand and S Indochina.
- elbeli Deignan, 1954 - Gulf of Thailand islands (at least Ko Kut, Ko Chang).
- negatus Deignan, 1954 - S Myanmar (C Tenasserim) and SW Thailand (valley of R Mae Klong).
- caecilii Deignan, 1948 - extreme S Myanmar (S Tenasserim), SE & SW Thailand and N Peninsular Malaysia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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bird looking around Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp xanthops)
Daniêl Jimenez 26 December 2010 2 years ago 58 sec 4.7 -
A bird bathing in a forest stream, then flying away. Locality Khao Nor Chuchi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp caecilii)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2008 4 years ago 38 sec 4.5 -
An adult singing from a branch Locality Doi Inthanon National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp vantynei)
Josep del Hoyo 6 November 2004 5 years ago 34 sec 4.4 -
A bird perched on a branch. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 26 February 2012 1 year ago 23 sec 4.4 -
A bird close to the water, shaking its plumage and opening its bill. Locality Khao Nor Chuchi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp caecilii)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2008 4 years ago 19 sec 4.4 -
An adult on a branch, calling once and then flying away Locality Doi Inthanon National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp vantynei)
Josep del Hoyo 6 November 2004 5 years ago 35 sec 4.3
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Perched in a tree
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
John A Thompson 28 October 2012 27 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult on a liana.
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp caecilii)
Christophe Gouraud 20 November 2009 3 years ago 3.8 -
a pair moving in synchrony
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Marco Valentini 15 March 2013 7 weeks ago 3.6 -
Perched in a tree.
Locality Da Lat, Da Lat Plateau, Annam, Vietnam
Miriam Bauman 10 February 2013 5 weeks ago 3.5 -
An adult on a liana.
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp caecilii)
Christophe Gouraud 20 November 2009 3 years ago 3.3 -
An adult on a liana.
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp caecilii)
Christophe Gouraud 20 November 2009 3 years ago 3.3
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An adult bird calling. Locality Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
(ssp johnsoni)
Josep del Hoyo 13 March 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
some calls Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Desmond Allen 1 January 1998 3 years ago 2.5
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