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Species of Thailand

Crested finchbill

Spizixos canifrons

Edward Blyth, 1845

In Thai: นกปรอดหงอนปากหนา

The crested finchbill (Spizixos canifrons) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

It is found in south-eastern Asia from China and India to Indochina.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the crested finchbill include the crested finch-billed bulbul and finch-billed bulbul.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

  • S. c. canifrons - Blyth, 1845: Found in north-eastern India and western Myanmar
  • S. c. ingrami - Bangs & Phillips, JC, 1914: Found in eastern Myanmar, southern China and northern Indochina

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Category / Seasonal Status

BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years

BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident

Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Pycnonotidae
Genus
Spizixos
Species
Spizixos canifrons

Common names

  • Thai: นกปรอดหงอนปากหนา

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

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Crested finchbill

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Crested finchbill
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Crested finchbill range

Range Map

Distribution map of Crested finchbill, Spizixos canifrons in Thailand
  • Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Doi Inthanon National Park
  • Doi Lang
  • Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
  • Doi Phu Kha National Park
  • Doi Suthep - Pui National Park
  • Khun Chae National Park
  • Pha Daeng National Park
  • Phu Chi Fa Forest Park
Range map of Spizixos canifrons in Thailand