Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Yellow-browed Bulbul (Acritillas indica) - HBW 10, p. 227
French: Bulbul à sourcils d’or
German: Goldbrauenbülbül
Spanish: Bulbul Cejiamarillo
Other common names: Golden-browed Bulbul
Taxonomy: T[richophorus]. Indicus Jerdon, 1839, Nilgiri District, India.
Sometimes placed in genus Hypsipetes or Iole, but unique morphology and nest structure support treatment in monotypic genus. Races poorly differentiated, thought possibly to be based on age-related differences, and species sometimes considered monotypic; thorough review is necessary. Putative race intensior (from Kunjapani, in Tamil Nadu) considered indistinguishable from nominate, and synonymized with it. Three subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- icterica (Strickland, 1844) - Western Ghats (C Maharashtra S to Kerala) and Eastern Ghats (Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu), in peninsular India.
- indica (Jerdon, 1839) - SW India and Sri Lanka (except SW).
- guglielmi (Ripley, 1946) - SW Sri Lanka.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Different views of a bird perched. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp indica)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 34 sec 4.3 -
A front view of a bird perched and flying away. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp indica)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 38 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a branch. Locality Kithulgala Forest Reserve, Kithulgala, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp guglielmi)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2007 2 years ago 16 sec 3.8 -
A short view of a bird arriving to a pond, looking around and flying away. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp indica)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 6 sec 3 -
A dorsal view of a bird on a feeder. Locality Martins Place, Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (ssp guglielmi)
Eldert Groenewoud 23 October 2008 3 years ago 16 sec 3 -
A bird in a tree, scratching its head. Locality Munnar, Kerala, India (ssp indica)
Josep del Hoyo 2 December 2009 2 years ago 10 sec 2.8
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A bird perched on a branch.
Locality Periyar, Kerala, India (ssp indica)
Carmelo López 30 April 2010 10 weeks ago 4 -
Perched on a tree
Locality Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka
John A Thompson 23 March 2012 5 weeks ago 3.8 -
Perched.
Locality Kithulgala Forest Reserve, Kithulgala, Central Province, Sri Lanka (ssp guglielmi)
Fran Trabalon 1 January 2012 18 weeks ago 3.6 -
A bird calling
Locality Coonoor, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 22 March 2011 30 weeks ago 3.5 -
Bird on a branch, preening. It is a resident breeder in the hills of Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats of India and in small pocke
Locality Vazhachal Falls, Chalakudy River, Thrissur District, Kerala, India
Seny P 2 years ago 3.5 -
On a branch
Locality Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka
Guy Poisson 9 January 2011 1 year ago 3.4
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Song of at least one male Locality Munnar, Kerala, India
(ssp indica)
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2006 3 years ago 3
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