Grey-eyed bulbul


The grey-eyed bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
It is found in Southeast Asia in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The grey-eyed bulbul was originally described in the genus Criniger and classified by some authorities within the genus Hypsipetes.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are currently recognized:I. p. aquilonis - — southern China and north-eastern VietnamI. p. propinqua - — from eastern Myanmar to southern China, northern Thailand and northern IndochinaI. p. simulator - — eastern Thailand and southern IndochinaI. p. innectens - — far southern VietnamI. p. myitkyinensis - — north-eastern and eastern Myanmar