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 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.
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:
- P. s. simplex - <small>Lesson, 1839</small>: Found from Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and nearby islands.
- P. s. perplexus - <small>Chasen & Kloss, 1929</small>: 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 - <small>Hartert, 1902</small>: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Java
- P. s. halizonus - <small>Oberholser, 1917</small>: Found on Anambas and northern Natuna Islands
References
- Smythies, B.E.; & Davison, G.W.H. (1999). The Birds of Borneo. Natural History Publications (Borneo): Kota Kinabalu.