Ashy bulbul


The ashy bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical [moist lowland forest] and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Taxonomy and systematics

Formerly, some authorities classified the ashy bulbul in the genera Hypsipetes and Microscelis.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are currently recognized:H. f. flavala - Blyth, 1845: Found in the eastern Himalayas, north-eastern Bangladesh, north-western Myanmar and southern China H. f. hildebrandi - Hume, 1874: Found in eastern Myanmar and north-western ThailandH. f. davisoni - Hume, 1877: Found in south-eastern Myanmar and south-western ThailandH. f. bourdellei - Delacour, 1926: Found in southern China, eastern Thailand, northern and central LaosH. f. remotus - : Found in southern Indochina