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].
- H. f. flavala - eastern Himalayas (Garhwal to Nepal); western Yunnan and southwest Myanmar
- H. f. hildebrandi - northern Myanmar to northwest Thailand
- H. f. davisoni - Central Myanmar to southwest Thailand
- H. f. bourdellei - southwest China (southern Yunnan) to eastern Thailand and northern Laos
- H. f. remotus - southern Vietnam (Bolavens and Langbian plateaux)
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
- 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/
- Arthur Grosset's Birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ashy Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ashy_Bulbul
External Links
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