Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens Scientific name definitions
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Catalan | bulbul groguenc |
Chinese (SIM) | 黄绿鹎 |
Dutch | Geelwangbuulbuul |
English | Flavescent Bulbul |
English (United States) | Flavescent Bulbul |
French | Bulbul flavescent |
French (France) | Bulbul flavescent |
German | Grauohrbülbül |
Indonesian | Merbah Indocina |
Japanese | カオジロヒヨドリ |
Mongolian | Ухаа бөлбөл |
Norwegian | gulstenkbylbyl |
Polish | bilbil żółtawy |
Russian | Светлобровый бюльбюль |
Slovak | bylbyl žltavý |
Spanish | Bulbul Amarillento |
Spanish (Spain) | Bulbul amarillento |
Swedish | svarttyglad bulbyl |
Thai | นกปรอดหัวตาขาว |
Turkish | Sarımsı Arapbülbülü |
Ukrainian | Бюльбюль сосновий |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Shawn Billerman contributed to the Systematics page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Pycnonotus flavescens Blyth, 1845
Definitions
- PYCNONOTUS
- flavescens
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Introduction
The Flavescent Bulbul is a common and rather familiar bulbul of open montane habitats with abundant undergrowth in the far eastern Himalayas and parts of Southeast Asia, north to southern China, and south to northern Peninsular Thailand. The species has a drab olive overall appearance, with a predominantly grayish-brown head, a white fore-supercilium and blackish lores, bright yellow undertail coverts, and a short, conical crest that can be raised when the bird is excited. It is often a shy and retiring species, but will readily forage on leftover food from humans and can be very tame. It perches conspicuously in an upright stance, often in in close proximity to others. The species is commonly seen foraging on small fruits in shrubs and in the midstory of trees, but also takes nectar and arthropods. Breeding ecology is still very poorly known.