Cream-vented bulbul

Cream-vented bulbul
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Pycnonotus
Species:	P. simplex
Binomial name
	Pycnonotus simplex; Lesson, 1839

The cream-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the cream-vented bulbul include the white-eyed brown bulbul and white-eyed bulbul. The latter alternate name is also shared with the white-spectacled bulbul.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:^[2]

P. s. simplex - Lesson, 1839: Found from the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo and nearby islands
P. s. prillwitzi - Hartert, 1902: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Java
P. s. halizonus - Oberholser, 1917: Found on Anambas and northern Natuna Islands

References

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^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-01.

Smythies, B.E.; & Davison, G.W.H. (1999). The Birds of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo): Kota Kinabalu. ISBN 983-812-028-6

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[2] "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-01.

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