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Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)

Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) - HBW 10, p. 191

French: Bulbul goiavier German: Augenstreifbülbül Spanish: Bulbul Culiamarillo

Taxonomy: Muscicapa (Goiavier) Scopoli, 1786, Manila, Luzon, Philippines.
Genus as currently constituted probably polyphyletic; in-depth analysis of morphology, voice, behaviour and genetics required to redefine its limits. Present species forms a superspecies with P. luteolus; affinities to other members of genus remain to be clarified. Proposed race personatus (Sumatra) considered indistinguishable from analis; similarly, karimuniensis (Karimunjawa I, N of Java) merged with gourdini. Six subspecies provisionally recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • jambu Deignan, 1955 - S Myanmar (Tenasserim S from 12·5° N), C & S Thailand, C Laos, S Cambodia and S Vietnam.
  • analis (Horsfield, 1821) - Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra (including Riau and Lingga Archipelagos, Bangka, Belitung), Java (including Kangean Is), Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa.
  • gourdini G. R. Gray, 1847 - Borneo (including Maratua I, off E coast) and Karimunjawa I (N of Java).

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  • jambu Deignan, 1955 - S Myanmar (Tenasserim S from 12·5° N), C & S Thailand, C Laos, S Cambodia and S Vietnam.
  • analis (Horsfield, 1821) - Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra (including Riau and Lingga Archipelagos, Bangka, Belitung), Java (including Kangean Is), Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa.
  • gourdini G. R. Gray, 1847 - Borneo (including Maratua I, off E coast) and Karimunjawa I (N of Java).
  • goiavier (Scopoli, 1786) - N & C Philippines from Luzon, Polillo Is and Mindoro S, including most smaller islands, to Panay, Guimaras, Negros and Masbate.
  • samarensis Rand & Rabor, 1960 - C Philippines (Ticao, Samar, Biliran, Buad, Cebu, Olango, Camotes, Leyte, Bohol).
  • suluensis Mearns, 1909 - S Philippines, from Dinagat, Nipa and Camiguin Sur S to Mindanao (including several offshire islets), Basilan and Sulu Archipelago (East Bolod and West Bolod S to Sanga Sanga and Bongao).
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