The white-throated bulbul (''Alophoixus flaveolus'') 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 in south-eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Myanmar and western Thailand. Its natural

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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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Taxonomy and systematics

The white-throated bulbul was originally described in the genus ''

Trichophorus ''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 Temminck, ...

'' (a synonym for ''Criniger'') until moved to the genus ''Alophoixus'' in 2009. Alternate names for the white-throated bulbul include the ashy-fronted bearded bulbul, ashy-fronted bulbul, white-throated bearded bulbul, and yellow-bellied bulbul. The alternate names 'ashy-fronted bulbul' and 'yellow-bellied bulbul' should not be confused with species of the same name ('' Pycnonotus cinereifrons'' and '' Alophoixus phaeocephalus'' respectively). The common name 'white-throated bulbul' is also used as an alternate name for each of the white-throated greenbul,

eastern bearded greenbul The eastern bearded greenbul (''Criniger chloronotus'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found from south-eastern Nigeria to Central African Republic, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo and ex ...

puff-throated bulbul The puff-throated bulbul (''Alophoixus pallidus'') is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist l ...

and

yellow-bellied bulbul The yellow-bellied bulbul (''Alophoixus phaeocephalus'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. T ...

. The alternate name 'white-throated bearded bulbul' is also used as an alternate name for the eastern bearded greenbul.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: * ''A. f. flaveolus'' - (

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, 1836): Found from eastern Himalayas to northern Myanmar * ''A. f. burmanicus'' - ( Oates, 1889): Originally described as a separate species 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 ...

''. Found in south-eastern Myanmar, southern China and western Thailand

Gallery

File:White-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus) in tree, from front.jpg, Front view File:White-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus) in tree, from behind.jpg, In

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References

white-throated bulbul The white-throated bulbul (''Alophoixus flaveolus'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Myanmar and western Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or ...

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