The cream-vented bulbul (''Pycnonotus simplex'') is a member of the

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family of

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s. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the

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. Its natural

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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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s. Its breast might sometimes look a little yellow.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the cream-vented bulbul include the white-eyed brown bulbul and white-eyed bulbul. The latter alternate name is also shared with the

white-spectacled bulbul The white-spectacled bulbul (''Pycnonotus xanthopygos'') is a member of the bulbul family. It is in length with a wingspan of . These birds live in fruit plantations, gardens, and cities. It is the most common member of the bulbul family in Isr ...

Subspecies

Four

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are recognized: * ''P. s. simplex'' -

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, 1839: Found from Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and nearby islands. * ''P. s. perplexus'' - Chasen & Kloss, 1929: Found on Borneo and nearby islands. White-eyed populations of bulbuls on Borneo formerly thought to belong to this species are now considered a distinct species, the cream-eyed bulbul (''P. pseudosimplex''). * ''P. s. prillwitzi'' -

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, 1902: Originally described as a separate species. Found on

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* ''P. s. halizonus'' - Oberholser, 1917: Found on

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and northern

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Islands

References

* Smythies, B.E.; & Davison, G.W.H. (1999). ''The Birds of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo): Kota Kinabalu.

cream-vented bulbul The cream-vented bulbul (''Pycnonotus simplex'') is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Its ...

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