Cinereous bulbul

The cinereous bulbul (Hemixos cinereus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Southeast Asia and Indonesia.

Cinereous bulbul
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Hemixos
Species:	H. cinereus
Binomial name
Hemixos cinereus (Blyth, 1845)
Synonyms
Hemixos flavala cinereus Iole cinerea

Taxonomy and systematics

The cinereous bulbul was originally classified in the genus Iole. It was formerly considered as conspecific with the ashy bulbul.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognized:^[2]

• H. c. cinereus - (Blyth, 1845): Found on the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
• Green-winged bulbul (H. c. connectens) - Sharpe, 1887: Formerly described as a separate species by some authorities. Found in northern Borneo