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Brown-breasted bulbul
In Thailand
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Pycnonotus
Species:	P. xanthorrhous
Binomial name
Pycnonotus xanthorrhous Anderson, 1869

The brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous) is a songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by John Anderson in 1869.

It is found in south-eastern Asia from central and southern China to Myanmar and northern Thailand.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the brown-breasted bulbul include Anderson's bulbul and yellow-vented bulbul (not to be confused with the species of the same name, Pycnonotus goiavier).

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

• P. x. xanthorrhous - Anderson, 1869: Found from south-western China and northern Myanmar to northern Indochina
• P. x. andersoni - (R. Swinhoe, 1870): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Ixos. Found in central and southern China

Diet

It eats fruit, including Camellia japonica.

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus xanthorrhous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712640A94341228. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712640A94341228.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
3. "Cayratia japonica (Sorrel vine)". CABI Compendium. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

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