The grey-eyed bulbul (''Iole propinqua'') is a species of

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in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Southeast Asia in its natural

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of subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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Taxonomy and systematics

The grey-eyed bulbul was originally described in the genus '' Criniger'' and classified by some authorities within the genus '' Hypsipetes''.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are currently recognized: * ''I. p. aquilonis'' - ( Deignan, 1948) — southern China and north-eastern Vietnam * ''I. p. propinqua'' - ( Oustalet, 1903) — from eastern Myanmar to southern China, northern Thailand and northern

Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...

* ''I. p. simulator'' - (Deignan, 1948) — eastern Thailand and southern Indochina * ''I. p. innectens'' - (Deignan, 1948) — far southern Vietnam * ''I. p. myitkyinensis'' - (Deignan, 1948) — north-eastern and eastern Myanmar

References

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