Grey-eyed Bulbul (Iole propinqua)

Other Names (World)
Grey-eyed Bulbul, Gray-eyed Bulbul

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
17 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Oustalet, 1903)

Habitat
Evergreen forests.

Range (Guide)

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Nasal kitten-like cry, repeated persistently.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (63)...)

Grey-eyed Bulbul (Iole propinqua) [XC784908]
by Phil Gregory from Wat Pa Doi Pha Kham, Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai, Thailand (call)

Grey-eyed Bulbul (Iole propinqua) [XC240636]
by Herman van Oosten from (Phnom Aoral) \u1783\u17bb\u17c6 \u178f\u17d2\u179a\u1796\u17b6\u17c6\u1784\u1787\u17c4, \u179f\u17d2\u179a\u17bb\u1780\u17b1\u179a\u17c9\u17b6\u179b\u17cb, \u1781\u17c1\u178f\u17d2\u178f\u1780\u17c6\u1796\u1784\u17cb\u179f\u17d2\u1796\u17ba, Cambodia (call)

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies l�nnbergi (described from Pang Huai Hom and Khao Phlung, in Thailand) is a synonym of nominate.

The following 7 subspecies are recognised:

propinqua (Oustalet, 1903) - Southern China (southern Yunnan), eastern Myanmar, northern Thailand and northern Laos.
aquilonis (Deignan, 1948) - Northern Vietnam and southern China (southern Guangxi).
simulator (Deignan, 1948) - South-eastern Thailand, Cambodia, southern Laos and southern Vietnam (southern Annam).
innectens (Deignan, 1948) - Southern Vietnam (Cochinchina).
lekhakuni (Deignan, 1954) - Southern Myanmar (northern Tenasserim) and western Thailand (including Kanchanaburi). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Olive Bulbul (Iole viridescens).
cinnamomeoventris Stuart Baker, 1917 - Southern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim), peninsular Thailand and extreme northern Peninsular Malaysia. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Olive Bulbul (Iole viridescens).
myitkyinensis (Deignan, 1948) - Western and eastern Myanmar. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Olive Bulbul (Iole viridescens).

References
See References.

Files:

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