Grey-eyed bulbul

The grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Southeast Asia in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Grey-eyed bulbul
In Thailand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Iole
Species:
I. propinqua
Binomial name
Iole propinqua
(Oustalet, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Criniger propinquus
  • Hypsipetes propinquus

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:[2]

  • 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
  • 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
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Iole propinqua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713167A94362781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713167A94362781.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-06-04.


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