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