Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)

Collared Finchbill (Spizixos semitorques) - HBW 10, p. 169

French: Bulbul à semi-collier German: Halsbandbülbül Spanish: Bulbul Collarejo
Other common names: Swinhoe’s Finch-billed Bulbul, Black-headed/Chinese Finchbill

Taxonomy: Spizixos semitorques Swinhoe, 1861, Minhou, Fujian, south-east China.
Forms a superspecies with S. canifrons. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • semitorques Swinhoe, 1861 - C, S & SE China and N Vietnam (locally W & E Tonkin).
  • cinereicapillus Swinhoe, 1871 - Taiwan.