Puff-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus)

Other Names (World)
Puff-throated Bulbul, Olivaceous Bulbul, Olivaceous Bearded Bulbul

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
22 - 25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Swinhoe, 1870)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Cambodia, China (mainland), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (69)...)

Puff-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) [XC666805]
by Mike Nelson from Tambon Hin Tung, Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Nayok, Chang Wat Nakhon Nayok, Thailand (call)

Puff-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) [XC396484]
by Agris Celmins from Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand (call)

Subspecies
Putative subspecies grandis (from Yunnan, in southern China) considered indistinguishable from henrici.

The following 7 subspecies are recognised:

griseiceps (Hume, 1873) - Southern Myanmar (Pegu Yomas). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Grey-crowned Bulbul (Alophoixus griseiceps).
robinsoni (Ticehurst, 1932) - Southern Myanmar (Tenasserim).
henrici (Oustalet, 1896) - Southern China (southern Yunnan east to eastern Guangxi), northern Thailand, northern and central Laos and northern Vietnam (Tonkin).
pallidus (Swinhoe, 1870) - Hainan.
isani (Deignan, 1956) - North-eastern Thailand.
annamensis (Delacour & Jabouille, 1924) - Central Vietnam (northern and central Annam).
khmerensis (Deignan, 1956) - Southern Laos, Cambodia (except south-west) and central Vietnam (central and southern Annam).

References
See References.

Files:

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