Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) - HBW 10, p. 185
French: Bulbul cul-d’or
German: Kotilangbülbül
Spanish: Bulbul Ventridorado
Taxonomy: Turdus aurigaster Vieillot, 1818, Caffraria; error = Java.
Genus as currently constituted probably polyphyletic; in-depth analysis of morphology, voice, behaviour and genetics required to redefine its limits. This species forms a superspecies with P. cafer; sometimes treated as conspecific owing to interbreeding in Myanmar; hybrids earlier described incorrectly as separate species (P. nigropileus and P. burmanicus). Several variable populations in Myanmar and S China reflect a hybrid origin; further review necessary, and some listed races may not be valid. Proposed races deignani (SE Thailand) and innitens (SC Thail.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Turdus aurigaster Vieillot, 1818, Caffraria; error = Java.
Genus as currently constituted probably polyphyletic; in-depth analysis of morphology, voice, behaviour and genetics required to redefine its limits. This species forms a superspecies with P. cafer; sometimes treated as conspecific owing to interbreeding in Myanmar; hybrids earlier described incorrectly as separate species (P. nigropileus and P. burmanicus). Several variable populations in Myanmar and S China reflect a hybrid origin; further review necessary, and some listed races may not be valid. Proposed races deignani (SE Thailand) and innitens (SC Thailand) indistinguishable from thais; and chrysorrhoeus, crocorrhous (both Java) and martini (Sumatra) inseparable from nominate. Races chrysorrhoides and resurrectus formerly known respectively as atricapilla and insularis, but these two names invalid, as preoccupied. Nine subspecies provisionally recognized.
Genus as currently constituted probably polyphyletic; in-depth analysis of morphology, voice, behaviour and genetics required to redefine its limits. This species forms a superspecies with P. cafer; sometimes treated as conspecific owing to interbreeding in Myanmar; hybrids earlier described incorrectly as separate species (P. nigropileus and P. burmanicus). Several variable populations in Myanmar and S China reflect a hybrid origin; further review necessary, and some listed races may not be valid. Proposed races deignani (SE Thailand) and innitens (SC Thailand) indistinguishable from thais; and chrysorrhoeus, crocorrhous (both Java) and martini (Sumatra) inseparable from nominate. Races chrysorrhoides and resurrectus formerly known respectively as atricapilla and insularis, but these two names invalid, as preoccupied. Nine subspecies provisionally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- latouchei Deignan, 1949 - S China (SW Sichuan and W & S Yunnan E to S Hunan and NE Guangxi) and E Myanmar E to NE Thailand, N Laos and N Vietnam (W Tonkin).
- chrysorrhoides (Lafresnaye, 1845) - SE China.
- resurrectus Deignan, 1952 - N Vietnam (E Tonkin, N Annam) and SE China (W Guangdong, Nao Chow Tao).
- latouchei Deignan, 1949 - S China (SW Sichuan and W & S Yunnan E to S Hunan and NE Guangxi) and E Myanmar E to NE Thailand, N Laos and N Vietnam (W Tonkin).
- chrysorrhoides (Lafresnaye, 1845) - SE China.
- resurrectus Deignan, 1952 - N Vietnam (E Tonkin, N Annam) and SE China (W Guangdong, Nao Chow Tao).
- klossi (Gyldenstolpe, 1920) - SE Myanmar and N Thailand.
- schauenseei Delacour, 1943 - S Myanmar (C Tenasserim) and SW Thailand.
- thais (Kloss, 1924) - C & SE Thailand and C Laos.
- dolichurus Deignan, 1949 - C Vietnam (C Annam).
- germani (Oustalet, 1878) - extreme SE Thailand, Cambodia and S Indochina.
- aurigaster (Vieillot, 1818) - Java; Bali (possibly introduced).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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preening together Locality Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming, Yunnan, China (Southern)
Vicky Cheng 5 November 2011 1 year ago 1 min 58 sec 4.6 -
Adult perched and preening Locality Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp klossi)
Greg Baker 26 November 2000 2 years ago 35 sec 4.3 -
A bird perched on a branch and looking around. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 15 November 2010 2 years ago 59 sec 3.9 -
A bird on top of a fence and flying away Locality Bogor Botanical Gardens, West Java Province, Java (Indonesia) (ssp aurigaster)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2007 5 years ago 15 sec 3.8 -
Two birds on a branch, one of them eating fruits and the other flying away. Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (ssp germani)
Josep del Hoyo 7 March 2011 1 year ago 31 sec 3.5 -
Several birds feeding on fruits in a tree. Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (ssp germani)
Josep del Hoyo 7 March 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 3.4
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in a pair
Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand
Marco Valentini 15 March 2013 7 weeks ago 3.8 -
Perched on a branch
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
John A Thompson 28 October 2012 26 weeks ago 3.8 -
perched on a branch
Locality Bogor Botanical Gardens, West Java Province, Java (Indonesia) (ssp aurigaster)
Dirk Tomsa 8 June 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
feeding in the grass with 2 others.
Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia)
Bruno Durand 18 July 2012 43 weeks ago 3.4 -
Bird singing from a wire
Locality Western Thailand, Thailand
Klaus Lachenmaier 9 July 2005 2 years ago 3.2 -
A bird perching in a tree.
Locality Nusa Dua, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp aurigaster)
Nick Talbot 23 April 2011 1 year ago 3
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