The ochraceous bulbul (''Alophoixus ochraceus'') is a species of

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in the

bulbul The bulbuls are members of a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds, which also includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, and bristlebills. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical As ...

family, Pycnonotidae. It is found from Southeast Asia to

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. It is usually found in the mid-storey of broad-leaved evergreen and rainforests up to 1500 metres elevation.

Taxonomy and systematics

The ochraceous bulbul was originally described in the genus ''

Criniger ''Criniger'' is a genus of songbirds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species of ''Criniger'' are found in western and central Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Criniger'' was introduced in 1820 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminc ...

'' until moved to the genus ''Alophoixus'' in 2009. Alternate names for the ochraceous bulbul include the brown white-throated bulbul and ochraceous bearded-bulbul.

Subspecies

Six subspecies are recognized: * ''A. o. hallae'' - ( Deignan, 1956): Found in southern Vietnam * ''A. o. cambodianus'' - ( Delacour & Jabouille, 1928): Found in eastern Thailand and south-western Cambodia * ''A. o. ochraceus'' - ( Moore, F, 1854): Found in southern Myanmar and south-western Thailand * ''A. o. sordidus'' - (

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, 1900): Originally described as a separate species in the genus ''Criniger''. Found on central

Malay Peninsula The Malay Peninsula (Malay: ''Semenanjung Tanah Melayu'') is a peninsula in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area ...

* ''A. o. sacculatus'' - (

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, 1915): Found on southern Malay Peninsula * ''A. o. sumatranus'' - ( Wardlaw-Ramsay, RG, 1882): Originally described as a separate species in the genus ''Criniger''. Found in western Sumatra

References

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