Brown-breasted bulbul


The brown-breasted bulbul is a songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by John Anderson in 1869.It is found in south-eastern Asia from central and southern China to Myanmar and northern Thailand.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the brown-breasted bulbul include Anderson's bulbul and yellow-vented bulbul.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:P. x. xanthorrhous - Anderson, 1869: Found from south-western China and northern Myanmar to northern IndochinaP. x. andersoni - : Originally described as a separate species in the genus Ixos. Found in central and southern China

Diet

It eats fruit, including Camellia japonica.