Iole (bird)
Iole is a genus of songbirds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. They are native to tropical eastern Asia, from India to China and south through Southeast Asia to northern Indonesia.
Taxonomy and systematics
Some older sources merge this genus into Hypsipetes; however, molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate that these two lineages are not each other's closest relative.Extant species
The following seven species are currently recognized:| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
| - | Finsch's bulbul | Iole finschii | Malesia |
| Sulphur-bellied bulbul | Iole palawanensis | Palawan | |
| - | Olive bulbul | Iole viridescens | Northeast India and western Indochina |
| Buff-vented bulbul | Iole crypta | Thailand, Malay peninsula and Sumatra | |
| Charlotte's bulbul | Iole charlottae | Borneo | |
| - | Cachar bulbul | Iole cacharensis | Northeast India and Bangladesh |
| Grey-eyed bulbul | Iole propinqua | Indochina and adjacent southern China |