Sooty-headed bulbul

Sooty-headed bulbul
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Infraorder:	Passerides
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Pycnonotus
Species:	P. aurigaster
Binomial name
	Pycnonotus aurigaster; (Vieillot, 1818)
Synonyms
	Turdus aurigaster;

The Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) is a species of songbird in the Bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The Sooty-headed Bulbul was originally described in the genus Turdus. Alternate names for the sooty-headed bulbul include the golden-vented bulbul and several names used for other species (black-capped, red-vented, white-eared and yellow-vented bulbul).

Subspecies

Nine subspecies are recognized:^[2]

P. a. chrysorrhoides - (Lafresnaye, 1845): Originally described as a separate species. Found in south-eastern China
P. a. resurrectus - Deignan, 1952: Found in southern China and north-eastern Vietnam
P. a. dolichurus - Deignan, 1949: Found in central Vietnam
P. a. latouchei - Deignan, 1949: Found from eastern Myanmar to southern China and northern Indochina
P. a. klossi - (Gyldenstolpe, 1920): Found in south-eastern Myanmar and northern Thailand
P. a. schauenseei - Delacour, 1943: Found in south-eastern Myanmar and northern Thailand
P. a. thais - (Kloss, 1924): Found in central and southern Thailand, central Laos
P. a. germani - (Oustalet, 1878): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Ixos. Found in south-eastern Thailand and southern Indochina
P. a. aurigaster - (Vieillot, 1818): Found in Java and Bali