Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)

Spot-necked Bulbul (Pycnonotus tympanistrigus) - HBW 10, p. 170

French: Bulbul à cou tacheté German: Goldbürzelbülbül Spanish: Bulbul Cuellipinto
Other common names: Olive-crowned Bulbul

Taxonomy: Ixos tympanistrigus Statius Muller, 1836, Sumatra.
Genus as currently constituted probably polyphyletic; in-depth analysis of morphology, voice, behaviour and genetics required to redefine its limits. Present species placed by some earlier authors in subgenus Alcurus, alongside P. striatus and P. leucogrammicus, and similarity in plumage to P. zeylanicus noted by others. Taxonomic affinities need review, including analysis of morphology, voice, behaviour and genetics. Monotypic.

Distribution: Hill ranges of W Sumatra (Aceh S to Sumatra Selatan).