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
-
preening together Locality Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming, Yunnan, China (Southern)
Vicky Cheng 5 November 2011 26 weeks 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 1 year ago 35 sec 4 -
A bird singing in a tree, then flying away Locality Phan Thiet Road, Di Linh, Annam, Vietnam (ssp germani)
Josep del Hoyo 15 April 2008 3 years ago 39 sec 4 -
A bird hopping on a lawn Locality Bogor Botanical Gardens, West Java Province, Java (Indonesia) (ssp aurigaster)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2007 4 years ago 30 sec 4 -
A bird in a bush and flying away Locality Bogor Botanical Gardens, West Java Province, Java (Indonesia) (ssp aurigaster)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2007 4 years ago 47 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched in undergrowth vegetation Locality Doi Suthep National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp latouchei)
Josep del Hoyo 10 November 2004 5 years ago 28 sec 3.7
-
perched on a branch
Locality Bogor Botanical Gardens, West Java Province, Java (Indonesia) (ssp aurigaster)
Dirk Tomsa 8 June 2010 45 weeks ago 3.7 -
Bird singing from a wire
Locality Western Thailand, Thailand
Klaus Lachenmaier 9 July 2005 1 year 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 -
perching on a branch
Locality Yunnan, China (Southern)
Zhou Huaming 8 March 2010 2 years ago 3 -
An adult bird perching
Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (ssp Pycnonotus aurigaster aurigaster)
Pierre de Chabannes 1 January 2009 2 years ago 3 -
An adult perched in a tree.
Locality Phra That Cave, Western Thailand, Thailand
Christophe Gouraud 5 December 2009 2 years ago 2.5
- No sound recordings available yet
Email this page