Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Cinereous Bulbul (Hemixos cinereus) - HBW 10, p. 238
French: Bulbul terreux
German: Malaya-Weißkehlbülbül
Spanish: Bulbul Cinereo
Taxonomy: I[ole]. cinerea Blyth, 1845, Melaka, Peninsular Malaysia.
Sometimes included in expanded genus Hypsipetes. Forms a superspecies with H. flavala and H. castanonotus, and all often treated as conspecific, but morphological and vocal distinctness of constituent taxa suggests that they are best viewed as allospecies; full review necessary to determine relationship among forms. Two subspecies provisionally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cinereus (Blyth, 1845) - S Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
- connectens Sharpe, 1887 - N Borneo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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adult in tree tops Locality The Gap, Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp cinereus)
Martin Kennewell 16 January 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 2
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A perched bird.
Locality Bukit Timah, Singapore (ssp cinereus)
Fran Trabalon 15 November 2010 1 year ago 3.6
- No sound recordings available yet
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