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Brown-breasted bulbul
Species of bird From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous) is a songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by John Anderson in 1869.
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It is found in south-eastern Asia from central and southern China to Myanmar and northern Thailand.
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Taxonomy and systematics
Alternate names for the brown-breasted bulbul include Anderson's bulbul and yellow-vented bulbul (not to be confused with the species of the same name, Pycnonotus goiavier).
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- P. x. xanthorrhous - Anderson, 1869: Found from south-western China and northern Myanmar to northern Indochina
- P. x. andersoni - (R. Swinhoe, 1870): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Ixos. Found in central and southern China
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Diet
It eats fruit, including Camellia japonica.[3]
References
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