Brown-breasted bulbul

Brown-breasted bulbul
In Thailand
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Pycnonotus
Species:	P. xanthorrhous
Binomial name
Pycnonotus xanthorrhous Anderson, 1869

The brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous) is a songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by John Anderson in 1869.

It is found in south-eastern Asia from central and southern China to Myanmar and northern Thailand.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the brown-breasted bulbul include Anderson's bulbul and yellow-vented bulbul (not to be confused with the species of the same name, Pycnonotus goiavier).

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

• P. x. xanthorrhous - Anderson, 1869: Found from south-western China and northern Myanmar to northern Indochina
• P. x. andersoni - (R. Swinhoe, 1870): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Ixos. Found in central and southern China

Diet

It eats fruit, including Camellia japonica.[3]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus xanthorrhous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712640A94341228. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712640A94341228.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
3. "Cayratia japonica (Sorrel vine)". CABI Compendium. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2024-02-16.