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.
Diet
It eats fruit and insects.
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. p. porphyreus - <small>Oberholser, 1912</small>: Found on western Sumatra and nearby islands
- P. p. plumosus - <small>Blyth, 1845</small>: Found on Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra, Java, Bali and western and southern Borneo
- P. p. hutzi - <small>Stresemann, 1938</small>: Found on northern and eastern Borneo
- P. p. hachisukae - <small>Deignan, 1952</small>: Found on islands off northern Borneo and south-western Philippines
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