The crested finchbill (''Spizixos canifrons'') is a species of

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in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia from China and India to

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Taxonomy

The crested finchbill was formally described in 1845 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth under the binomial name ''Spizixos canifrons''. He specified the type locality as Cherrapunji in the Indian state of

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of northeast India. The specific epithet combines the

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''canus'' meaning "grey" with ''frons'' meaning "forehead".

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: * ''S. c. canifrons'' Blyth, 1845 – Found in north-eastern India and western Myanmar * ''S. c. ingrami''

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& Phillips, JC, 1914 – Found in eastern Myanmar, southern China and northern Indochina

References

External links

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