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Olive-winged bulbul

Binomial name: Pycnonotus plumosus, Edward Blyth, 1845

The olive-winged bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.

It is found in south-eastern Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

Until 2010, the ashy-fronted bulbul was also considered as a subspecies of the olive-winged bulbul.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:

• P. f. porphyreus - Oberholser, 1912: Found on western Sumatra and nearby islands
• P. f. plumosus - Blyth, 1845: Found on Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, Java, Bali and western and southern Borneo
• P. f. hutzi - Stresemann, 1938: Found on northern and eastern Borneo
• P. f. hachisukae - Deignan, 1952: Found on islands off northern Borneo and south-western Philippines

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