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Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)

Cream-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex) - HBW 10, p. 193

French: Bulbul aux yeux blancs German: Weißaugenbülbül Spanish: Bulbul Ojiblanco
Other common names: White-eyed (Brown) Bulbul

Taxonomy: Picnonotus [sic] simplex Lesson, 1839, Sumatra.
Genus as currently constituted probably polyphyletic; in-depth analysis of morphology, voice, behaviour and genetics required to redefine its limits. This species may warrant placement in a separate genus, alongside some other bulbuls of SE Asia and Sundaic region. Wide individual variation found throughout range. Race halizonus barely distinguishable, and may not be valid; described race axanthizus (Natuna Is) synonymized with that taxon. In addition, proposed races chloeoides (NW Sumatra), perplexus (N Borneo) and oblitus (Bangka, Belitung and W Borneo) al.. View all taxonomy...

Taxonomy: Picnonotus [sic] simplex Lesson, 1839, Sumatra.
Genus as currently constituted probably polyphyletic; in-depth analysis of morphology, voice, behaviour and genetics required to redefine its limits. This species may warrant placement in a separate genus, alongside some other bulbuls of SE Asia and Sundaic region. Wide individual variation found throughout range. Race halizonus barely distinguishable, and may not be valid; described race axanthizus (Natuna Is) synonymized with that taxon. In addition, proposed races chloeoides (NW Sumatra), perplexus (N Borneo) and oblitus (Bangka, Belitung and W Borneo) all poorly differentiated, or described on basis of eye-colour morphs; treated as junior synonyms of nominate. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • simplex Lesson, 1839 - S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia S, including Riau and Lingga Archipelagos, to Sumatra (including Bangka, Batu, Belitung, Nias I), and Borneo (including Balambangan I).
  • prillwitzi Hartert, 1902 - Java.
  • halizonus Oberholser, 1917 - Anambas Is and Natuna Is.

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