Cinereous bulbul

Cinereous bulbul
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Hemixos
Species:	H. cinereus
Binomial name
	Hemixos cinereus; (Blyth, 1845)
Synonyms
	Hemixos flavala cinereus; Iole cinerea;

The cinereous bulbul (Hemixos cinereus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Southeast Asia and Indonesia.

Taxonomy and systematics

The cinereous bulbul was originally classified in the genus Iole. It was formerly considered as conspecific with the ashy bulbul.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognized:[2]

H. c. cinereus - (Blyth, 1845): Found on the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
Green-winged bulbul (H. c. connectens) - Sharpe, 1887: Formerly described as a separate species by some authorities. Found in northern Borneo

References

BirdLife International (2016). "Hemixos cinereus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T103822693A104137578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103822693A104137578.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bulbuls". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

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[1] BirdLife International (2016). "Hemixos cinereus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T103822693A104137578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103822693A104137578.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

[ioc-2] Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bulbuls". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 October 2017.