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Chestnut bulbul

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Chestnut bulbul
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The chestnut bulbul or chestnut-backed bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in southern China and northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests; it primarily resides in the canopy.[2]

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Diet

It is an omnivore.[2]

Taxonomy and systematics

Formerly, some authorities classified the chestnut bulbul in the genus Hypsipetes and also as a subspecies of the ashy bulbul.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognized:[3]

  • H. c. canipennis - Seebohm, 1890: Found in southern China and north-eastern Vietnam
  • H. c. castanonotus - R. Swinhoe, 1870: Found in northern Vietnam and on Hainan
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