Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Grey-eyed Bulbul (Iole propinqua) - HBW 10, p. 231
French: Bulbul aux yeux gris
German: Grauaugenbülbül
Spanish: Bulbul Ojigrís
Taxonomy: Criniger propinquus Oustalet, 1903, Pa Mou, Tonkin, north Vietnam.
Often placed in expanded genus Hypsipetes. All races are extremely similar and probably represent points on steep clines; subspecific allocation probably requires simplification, and full review is necessary. Proposed race lönnbergi (described from Pang Huai Hom and Khao Phlung, in Thailand) is a synonym of nominate. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- propinqua (Oustalet, 1903) - S China (S Yunnan), E Myanmar, N Thailand and N Laos.
- aquilonis (Deignan, 1948) - N Vietnam and S China (S Guangxi).
- simulator (Deignan, 1948) - SE Thailand, Cambodia, S Laos and S Vietnam (S Annam).
- propinqua (Oustalet, 1903) - S China (S Yunnan), E Myanmar, N Thailand and N Laos.
- aquilonis (Deignan, 1948) - N Vietnam and S China (S Guangxi).
- simulator (Deignan, 1948) - SE Thailand, Cambodia, S Laos and S Vietnam (S Annam).
- innectens (Deignan, 1948) - S Vietnam (Cochinchina).
- lekhakuni (Deignan, 1954) - S Myanmar (N Tenasserim) and W Thailand (including Kanchanaburi).
- cinnamomeoventris Stuart Baker, 1917 - S Myanmar (S Tenasserim), peninsular Thailand and extreme N Peninsular Malaysia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird and then another one, bathing in a brook Locality Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (ssp simulator)
Josep del Hoyo 13 April 2008 4 years ago 37 sec 4.8 -
Two birds bathing. Locality Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Chaiyaphum Province, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 4 February 2012 1 year ago 30 sec 4.7 -
A bird bathing among rocks then flying away Locality Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (ssp simulator)
Josep del Hoyo 13 April 2008 4 years ago 31 sec 4.5 -
Three birds interacting and bathing together in a brook Locality Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (ssp simulator)
Josep del Hoyo 13 April 2008 4 years ago 50 sec 4.4 -
A bird takes a refreshing bath. Locality Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Chaiyaphum Province, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 2 February 2012 1 year ago 26 sec 4.3 -
Two birds bathing. Locality Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Chaiyaphum Province, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 4 February 2012 1 year ago 25 sec 4.2
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Lookong fruit
Locality Bokor National Park, Kampot Province, Cambodia (ssp simulator)
Guy Poisson 9 January 2012 1 year ago 4 -
has a cat like mewing sound.....skulker
Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Peter Ericsson 7 March 2008 1 year ago 4 -
has a cat like mewing sound.....skulker
Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Peter Ericsson 1 March 2008 1 year ago 3.3
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soft nasal calls of flock, with other species Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Desmond Allen 1 February 2001 3 years ago 2
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