Flavescent bulbul

The flavescent bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. Its name comes from flavescent, a yellowish colour. It is found in south-eastern Asia.

Taxonomy and systematics
Alternate names for the flavescent bulbul include Blyth's bulbul, flavescent green bulbul and round-tailed green bulbul.

Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:
 * P. f. flavescens - Blyth, 1845 : Found in north-eastern India, north-eastern Bangladesh and western Myanmar
 * P. f. vividus - (Baker, ECS, 1917) : Found in north-eastern Myanmar, southern China, Thailand and northern Indochina
 * P. f. sordidus - (Robinson & Kloss, 1919) : Found in southern Indochina

Distribution and habitat
The natural habitat of the flavescent bulbul is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.