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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).

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  • 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.
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