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[[Image:ashy_bulbul_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Species ''Hemixos flavala''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Sat Tal, 5500 ft., Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], 15 November 2019]]
 
[[Image:ashy_bulbul_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Species ''Hemixos flavala''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Sat Tal, 5500 ft., Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], 15 November 2019]]
  
[[Image:Ashybulbul.jpg|thumb|350px|right|If split, this is the Cinereous Bulbul<br />Photo by {{user|996sps|996sps}}<br />Bukit Tinggi, Pahang, [[Malaysia]], February 2007]]
 
 
;[[:Category:Hemixos|Hemixos]] flavala
 
;[[:Category:Hemixos|Hemixos]] flavala
'''Includes: Cinereous Bulbul'''
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Short dark crest lightly mottled ashy in most races. Dusky lores and malar and white throat contrasting with pale greyish-brown breast diagnostic. Belly and undertail coverts white (the latter tinged yellow in race ''connectens'' from [[Borneo]]). Upperparts brownish-grey. Wings with a yellowish patch, but this lacking in race ''cinereous'' from [[Malay Peninsula]], Southern [[Thailand]] and [[Sumatra]]. Mantle and auriculars much duller than in the related [[Chestnut Bulbul]].
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Short dark crest lightly mottled ashy in most races. Dusky lores and malar and white throat contrasting with pale greyish-brown breast diagnostic. Belly and undertail coverts white. Upperparts brownish-grey. Wings with a yellowish patch.  
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====Similar species====
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Mantle and auriculars much duller than in the related [[Chestnut Bulbul]]. [[Cinereous Bulbul]], at least in the main subspecies, lacks yellow wing panel.
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
The [[Himalayas]] and southern [[China]] through SE [[Asia]] and the [[Malay Peninsula]] to [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]].
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'''[[Asia]]:''' Found from the East [[Himalayas]] east to southern [[China]] and south to south-eastern [[Vietnam]] and western [[Thailand]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
Sometimes split into two species based on morphology on voice:
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Five subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
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*''H. f. flavala'' - eastern [[Himalayas]] (Garhwal to Nepal); western [[Yunnan]] and southwest [[Myanmar]]
* Ashy Bulbul (''Hemixos flavala''): Found from the East [[Himalayas]] east to southern [[China]] and south to south-eastern [[Vietnam]] and western [[Thailand]].
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*''H. f. hildebrandi'' - northern [[Myanmar]] to northwest [[Thailand]]
::*Includes subspecies ''bourdellei'', ''remotus'', ''hildebrandi'' and '' davisoni''.
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*''H. f. davisoni'' - Central [[Myanmar]] to southwest [[Thailand]]
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*''H. f. bourdellei'' - southwest [[China]] (southern Yunnan) to eastern [[Thailand]] and northern [[Laos]]
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*''H. f. remotus'' - southern [[Vietnam]] (Bolavens and Langbian plateaux)
  
* Cinereous Bulbul (''Hemixos cinereus''): Found from southern [[Thailand]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Borneo]] and [[Sumatra]].
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[[Cinereous Bulbul]] (''Hemixos cinereus'') was recently split from this species.
::*Includes subspecies ''connectens''.
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Forests and forests edges. Mainly in highlands.
 
Forests and forests edges. Mainly in highlands.
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Frequents the canopy and middle storeys. Gregarious, gathering in parties of up to six or more. Congregates in fruiting trees with other bulbuls. Noisy and conspicous, raising crest when vocalising. Also puffs out throat feathers like bulbuls of the genus ''[[Criniger]]''.
 
Frequents the canopy and middle storeys. Gregarious, gathering in parties of up to six or more. Congregates in fruiting trees with other bulbuls. Noisy and conspicous, raising crest when vocalising. Also puffs out throat feathers like bulbuls of the genus ''[[Criniger]]''.
 
====Vocalisation====
 
====Vocalisation====
 
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/asiabirds/ashybulbul.html Arthur Grosset's Birds]
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/asiabirds/ashybulbul.html Arthur Grosset's Birds]
 
 
{{GSearch|Hemixos+flavala}}  
 
{{GSearch|Hemixos+flavala}}  
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Hemixos]]
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{{GS-checked}}
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{{GSearch|Hemixos+cinereus Use "Hemixos cinereus" to}}
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Hemixos]]
 

Latest revision as of 10:39, 11 April 2022

Species Hemixos flavala
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Sat Tal, 5500 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 15 November 2019
Hemixos flavala

Identification

Short dark crest lightly mottled ashy in most races. Dusky lores and malar and white throat contrasting with pale greyish-brown breast diagnostic. Belly and undertail coverts white. Upperparts brownish-grey. Wings with a yellowish patch.

Similar species

Mantle and auriculars much duller than in the related Chestnut Bulbul. Cinereous Bulbul, at least in the main subspecies, lacks yellow wing panel.

Distribution

Asia: Found from the East Himalayas east to southern China and south to south-eastern Vietnam and western Thailand.

Taxonomy

Five subspecies are recognized[1].

Cinereous Bulbul (Hemixos cinereus) was recently split from this species.

Habitat

Forests and forests edges. Mainly in highlands.

Behaviour

Frequents the canopy and middle storeys. Gregarious, gathering in parties of up to six or more. Congregates in fruiting trees with other bulbuls. Noisy and conspicous, raising crest when vocalising. Also puffs out throat feathers like bulbuls of the genus Criniger.

Vocalisation

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Arthur Grosset's Birds

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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