Birds of India - The New Synopsis

A complete checklist of bird species and subspecies found in India

Passeriformes (Perching Birds)

Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

• Microtarsus Eyton, 1839 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt7 no.78 p. 102 Lanius melanocephalos Gmelin, 1789; Type by original designation = Turdus atriceps Temminck, 1822
  • 886. Grey-headed Bulbul Microtarsus priocephalus (Jerdon, 1839) [HB#1114]
    Original Description: B[rachypus]. priocephalus Jerdon, 1839 Madras Journal of Literature and Science 10 p.246 (At the foot of Periya Pass, N Kerala)
    Taxonomy: Localty of ZSI #35398 designated as holotype says 'Travancore'.
    Distribution: W Ghats from SW Maharashtra till the southern tip of the Ghats – extending sparingly into the transition zone of Deccan in Karnataka as well as in the outcrops like Biligirirangans; locally in hillocks in SW coast.
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, TNHM, LKO
    IUCN: Near Threatened. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Endemic: Western Ghats.
  
  
  • 887. Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos (Gmelin, 1788)
    Taxonomy: Formerly atriceps Temminck 1822 but the move from Pycnonotus to the genus Brachypodius (Shakya & Sheldon 2017, Ibis 159 (3): 506) renders melanocephalos (Gmelin, 1788) to have priority, and cannot be regarded as a homonym of Lanius collurio, var. melanocephalus Gmelin, 1788 (contra Oberholser 1917, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 52: 193), and has been used since 1899. Though, recently moved further to Microtarsus, this priority argument stays.
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 887a. Microtarsus melanocephalos melanocephalos (Gmelin, 1788) [HB#1112]
      Original Description: Lanius melanocephalos Gmelin, 1788 Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] 13, vol. 1, part 1, p.309
      Taxonomy: Includes cinereoventris Blyth 1845 from Tripura and major Robinson & Kloss 1923 from Cachar.
      Distribution: Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur (historical), Mizoram, and Tripura.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, FMNH
  
  
  • 888. Andaman Bulbul Microtarsus fuscoflavescens (Hume, 1873) [HB#1113]
    Original Description: Brachypodius fuscoflavescens Hume, 1873 Stray Feathers Vol. 1, N° 2, 3 & 4, p. 297-298 (Port Mouat and Mount Harriet, South Andaman Is.)
    Alternative Names: Andaman Black-headed Bulbul
    Distribution: N, Middle, S, and Little Andaman Is. as well as islets of Paget, Interview, Long, Havelock, Neil, Tarmugli, Alexandra, and Rutland Is.
    Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.9.1.1273 (Syntype).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Endemic: Andaman & Nicobar Is.
  
  
• Rubigula Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 p. 576. Microtarsus melanoleucos Eyton, 1838; Type by monotypy
  • 889. Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris (Tickell, 1833)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 889a. Rubigula flaviventris flaviventris (Tickell, 1833) [HB#1115]
      Original Description: Vanga Flaviventris Tickell, 1833 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 2, N° 23 p.573 (Dampara, East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand)
      Distribution: E Himachal, Uttarakhand, N Uttar Pradesh, N Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal, and all NE hill states; disjunctly in NE Ghats of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and NE Andhra till about Godavari river – and extending further west into C Indian hills till Pachmarhi and Satpura National Park.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, LKO, BNHM
  
  
  • 890. Flame-throated Bulbul Rubigula gularis (Gould, 1836) [HB#1116]
    Original Description: Brachypus gularis Gould, 1836 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 3, p. 186 (Travancore, SW India)
    Alternative Names: Ruby-throated Bulbul
    Distribution: W Ghats from SW Maharashtra till southern tip of the Ghats – extending into the transition zone of Deccan in Karnataka and outcrops like Nilgiris; exceptionally once in Yelagiri (SE Ghats, Tamil Nadu).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, TNHM, MYS, LKO
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Endemic: Western Ghats.
  
  
• Spizixos Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 p.571 Spizixos canifrons Blyth, 1845; Type by monotypy
  • 891. Crested Finchbill Spizixos canifrons Blyth, 1845
    Alternative Names: Finch-billed Bulbul
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 891a. Spizixos canifrons canifrons Blyth, 1845 [HB#1111]
      Original Description: Sp[izixos]. canifrons Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 p.571 (Cherrapunji, Meghalaya)
      Taxonomy: Includes nobilis Koelz 1952 from Mizo hills, Mizoram.
      Distribution: NE Arunachal (Lohit valley, Noa-Dihing valley), Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, YPM
  
  
• Pycnonotus Boie, 1826 Isis 18,19 col.973 Turdus capensis Linnaeus, 1766; Type by monotypy
  • 892. White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus (Lesson, 1841)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 892a. Pycnonotus luteolus luteolus (Lesson, 1841) [HB#1138]
      Original Description: Haematornis luteolus Lesson, 1841 Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 3 p.354 (Mumbai)
      Distribution: Entire C and S peninsula – from about SE Rajasthan, N Gujarat, NW Madhya Pradesh, western parts of S W Bengal, S Jharkhand; in C Indian highlands, E Ghats, W Ghats, and the Deccan till the southern tip of the Indian peninsula.
      Type Specimen: UMZC#27/Pyc/11/x/4 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMZC, UMMZ, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, TNHM, HYD
      Notes: Presumably expanding its range in C India.
  
  
  • 893. Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus (Jerdon, 1845) [HB#1135]
    Original Description: Brachypus xantholaemus Jerdon, 1845 Madras Journal of Literature and Science 13 p.122 (E Ghats west of Nellore, Andhra)
    Distribution: Eastern side of SW Ghats (south of Nilgiris), SE and CE Ghats, and Deccan hillocks (north till about Hyderabad and Hampi) – exceptionally once at Kolluru in Papikonda hills, NE Ghats.
    Type Specimen: UMZC#27/Pyc/11/rr/1 (Syntype).
    Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMZC, AMNH, ROM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Endemic: Southern Deccan Plateau.
  
  
  • 894. Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens Blyth, 1845
    Alternative Names: Blyth's Bulbul
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 894a. Pycnonotus flavescens flavescens Blyth, 1845 [HB#1137]
      Original Description: P[ycnonotus]. flavescens Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 p.568
      Taxonomy: Includes fugans Koelz 1952 from Karong, Manipur.
      Distribution: NE Arunachal (Lohit valley), Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, ROM, USNM, YPM
  
  
  • 895. Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Original Description: [Lanius] jocosus Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.95
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 895a. Pycnonotus jocosus fuscicaudatus (Gould, 1866) [HB#1120]
      Original Description: Otocompsa fuscicaudata Gould, 1866 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 3 p.664 (Nilgiris)
      Distribution: W Indian peninsula from S Gujarat, C Indian highlands, Deccan hillocks, W Ghats, W coastal plains, and SE Ghats.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, ROM, USNM, YPM, TNHM
    • 895b. Pycnonotus jocosus abuensis (Whistler, 1931) [HB#1119]
      Original Description: Otocompsa jocosa abuensis Whistler, 1931 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 52 p.40 (Mt Abu)
      Distribution: S Rajasthan (Mt. Abu region).
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.9.1.2519 (Holotype).
      Specimens: NHMUK, FMNH
    • 895c. Pycnonotus jocosus pyrrhotis (Bonaparte, 1850) [HB#1118]
      Original Description: I[xos]. pyrrhotis Bonaparte, 1850 Conspectus generum avium 1 p.265
      Taxonomy: Includes here provincialis Whistler 1931 from Kumaon Bhabar.
      Distribution: Gangetic plains and associated sub-Himalayan foothills from about extreme E Punjab till Bihar.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, USNM, LKO
    • 895d. Pycnonotus jocosus emeria (Linnaeus, 1758) [HB#1121]
      Original Description: [Motacilla] Emeria Linnaeus, 1758 Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.187 (Bengal)
      Distribution: E Peninsula from S W Bengal, Jharkhand, NE Ghats of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra, and NE Tamil Nadu.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, RBINS, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, HYD, BNHM
    • 895e. Pycnonotus jocosus whistleri Deignan, 1948 [HB#1122]
      Original Description: Pycnonotus jocosus whistleri Deignan, 1948 Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 38 (8) p.280 (Cinque Is., Andaman Is.)
      Distribution: N, Middle, S, and Little Andaman Is. as well as the islets of N Reef, Interview, Long, Outram, Nicholson, Havelock, Neil, Ross, Alexandra, Grub, Tarmugli, Red Skin, Boat, Jolly Buoy, Rutland, and N Cinque Is. Introduced in Nicobar Is – including Car Nicobar Is., C Nicobar group (Teresa, Trinket, Kamorta, Nancowry, and Katchal Is.) as well as Great Nicobar Is.
      Type Specimen: USNM#178729 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, ROM, USNM
    • 895f. Pycnonotus jocosus monticola (Horsfield, 1840) [HB#1121a]
      Original Description: Ixos monticola Horsfield, 1840 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part VII p.160-161 (Khasi hills, Meghalaya)
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Assam, and all NE hill states.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1880.1.1.1906 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, YPM
  
  
  • 896. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 896a. Pycnonotus cafer humayuni Deignan, 1951 [HB#1127]
      Original Description: Pycnonotus cafer humayuni Deignan, 1951 The Auk 68 p.110 (Deesa, Gujarat)
      Taxonomy: New name for pallida Baker 1917 from Deesa. Intergrades with intermedius and bengalensis in the north and the nominate subspecies in the south.
      Distribution: NW and C India – from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and NE Maharashtra.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1886.9.1. 1722 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, FTLB
    • 896b. Pycnonotus cafer intermedius Blyth, 1846 [HB#1126]
      Original Description: [Pycnonotus] intermedius Blyth, 1846 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 15, N° 169 p.50 (in text)
      Distribution: W Himalayan foothills from Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal, and Uttarakhand.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, YPM
    • 896c. Pycnonotus cafer bengalensis Blyth, 1845 [HB#1131]
      Original Description: P[ycnonotus]. bengalensis Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol. 14, Part 2, N° 164 p.566 & footnote (Bengal)
      Taxonomy: Intergrades with stanfordi in E Assam, wetmorei in Odisha, intermedius in Kumaon (Uttarakhand), and humayuni in S Uttar Pradesh. Includes pygaeus 'Hodgson' = Bonaparte 1850 from Assam, Bengal and afer Koelz 1954 from Mawphlang, Khasi hills, Meghalaya. Birds in Cachar, Khasi hills and Manipur sometimes referred to as primrosei Deignan 1949 (Type locality: Surma Tea Estate, Sylhet, Bangladesh). Type specimen lost (Sclater 1892, Ibis 34 (1): 72).
      Distribution: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, W Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Assam, Meghalaya, Cachar, and Tripura.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, BNHM
    • 896d. Pycnonotus cafer stanfordi Deignan, 1949 [HB#1132]
      Original Description: Pycnonotus cafer stanfordi Deignan, 1949 Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 39 (8) p.277
      Taxonomy: Includes burmanicus Sharpe 1881 from 'Burmese countries, ranging from Cachar into Pegu'.
      Distribution: Patkai hills of E Arunachal and E Assam, E Nagaland, E Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Specimens: ZSI, UMMZ, FMNH, MCZ
    • 896e. Pycnonotus cafer wetmorei Deignan, 1960 [HB#1130]
      Original Description: Pycnonotus cafer wetmorei Deignan, 1960 Check-list of Birds the World 9 p.236 (Ananthagiri, Alluri Sitharama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh)
      Taxonomy: New name for Molpastes cafer saturatus Whistler & Kinnear 1932.
      Distribution: Odisha, NE Andhra till about Godavari river.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1937.12.21.241 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, FMNH, MCZ
    • 896f. Pycnonotus cafer cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) [HB#1128]
      Original Description: [Turdus] cafer Linnaeus, 1766 Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] ed.12 p.295 (Puducherry [=Pondichery])
      Taxonomy: Includes pusillus Blyth 1841 from Chingelput [=Chengalpattu], Chennai and vicinus Ripley 1946 from Mysuru.
      Distribution: Entrire S Peninsula from about Mumbai region, roughly south of the Godavari river.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, USNM, YPM, TNHM, HYD
  
  
  • 897. Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys (Gray, 1835) [HB#1125]
    Original Description: Brachypus leucogenys Gray, 1835 Illustrations of Indian zoology; chiefly selected from the collection of Major-General Hardwicke, F. R. S. 2 pt19-20 pl.35 fig.3 (Kashmir)
    Alternative Names: White-cheeked Bulbul (with P. leucotis)
    Distribution: W Himalaya from Gilgit, Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal, Uttarakhand and adjoining foothills region in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh; N Bengal, Sikkim as well as extreme W Arunachal in Tawang region.
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, RBINS, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, YPM, BNHM
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Notes: Birds further into the plains around Delhi considered escapees (Vyas 2019, IB Monograph 1: 95). NE Arunachal report in RA2012 not verified.
  
  
  • 898. White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis (Gould, 1836)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 898a. Pycnonotus leucotis leucotis (Gould, 1836) [HB#1123]
      Original Description: Ixos leucotis Gould, 1836 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 4, no.37 p.6
      Taxonomy: Intermediates with P. leucogenys known as 'humii' known from W Punjab (Pakistan) and may occur in the Indian side as well.
      Distribution: NW India from Punjab, Haryana, Delhi region, W Uttar Pradesh, N Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and NW Maharashtra.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, LKO, FTLB
      Notes: Its presence in Maharashtra outside the NW region (Mumbai, Pune, Jharkhand) not investigated – population there expanded recently and may have benefited from escapees.
  
  
• Alophoixus Oates, 1889 The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Birds. 1st ed. 1 p.259 Ixos phaeocephalus Hartlaub, 1844; Type by original designation
  • 899. White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus (Gould, 1836)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 899a. Alophoixus flaveolus flaveolus (Gould, 1836) [HB#1140]
      Original Description: Trichophorus flaveolus Gould, 1836 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 4, no.37 p.6
      Taxonomy: Includes viridulus Koelz 1954 from Sangau, Mizoram and aureolus Koelz 1954 from Kohima, Nagaland.
      Distribution: N Bengal, Arunachal, Assam, and all NE hill states.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, YPM, BNHM
      Notes: No recent reports from Sikkim.
  
  
• Alcurus Blyth, 1843 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 12 pt2 no.143 p.930 Tricophorus striatus Blyth, 1842; Type by monotypy
  • 900. Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus (Blyth, 1842)
    Alternative Names: Striated Green Bulbul
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 900a. Alcurus striatus striatus (Blyth, 1842) [HB#1133]
      Original Description: Tricophorus striatus Blyth, 1842 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 11 p.184 (Darjeeling)
      Distribution: N Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, W and C Arunachal till about Abor hills; Meghalaya, Cachar, and Manipur.
      Type Specimen: ZSI#35401 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, FMNH, BNHM
    • 900b. Alcurus striatus arctus (Ripley, 1948) [HB#1134]
      Original Description: Pycnonotus striatus arctus Ripley, 1948 Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 61 (18) p.101 (Dreyi, Mishmi hills, Arunachal)
      Taxonomy: Subspecies probably not valid, see RA2012.
      Distribution: Mishmi and Patkai hills in NE Arunachal and Nagaland.
      Type Specimen: USNM#390402 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, USNM
  
  
• Iole Blyth, 1844 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13 p.386 Iole olivacea Blyth, 1844; Type by monotypy
  • 901. Cachar Bulbul Iole cacharensis (Deignan, 1948) [HB#1141]
    Original Description: Microscelis viridescens cacharensis Deignan, 1948 Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 61 p.3 (Chutla Beel, Assam)
    Taxonomy: Sometimes treated as a subspecies of extralimital Iole viridescens Blyth 1867 (HBW/BLI).
    Alternative Names: Indian Olive Bulbul; Olive Bulbul (with I. viridescens EL)
    Distribution: Khasi (historical) and Garo hills (Meghalaya), Cachar, W Manipur (historical), W Mizoram, and Tripura.
    Type Specimen: FMNH#98479 (Holotype).
    Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH
    IUCN: Not Recognised. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
  
  
  • 902. Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua (Oustalet, 1903)
    IUCN: Least Concern. WLPA: Recent addition.
    Notes: See Spencer et al. (2022, IB 18 (4): 114).
    • 902a. Iole propinqua propinqua (Oustalet, 1903)
      Original Description: Criniger propinquus Oustalet, 1903 Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Bulletin (4), 5 p.76
      Distribution: Moreh district, Manipur.
      Notes: Subspecies identity unresolved but presumptively included as nominate.
  
  
• Acritillas Oberholser, 1905 Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 48 p.162 Criniger ictericus Strickland, 1844; Type by original designation
  • 903. Yellow-browed Bulbul Acritillas indica (Jerdon, 1839)
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 903a. Acritillas indica icterica (Strickland, 1844) [HB#1143]
      Original Description: Criniger? ictericus Strickland, 1844 The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (1), 13 p.411 (Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra)
      Distribution: NW Ghats from Mumbai region till Goa.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, MYS
    • 903b. Acritillas indica indica (Jerdon, 1839) [HB#1144]
      Original Description: T[richophorus]. Indicus Jerdon, 1839 Madras Journal of Literature and Science 10 p.249 (Kunjapani, Nilgiri hills)
      Taxonomy: Subspecies identity of Tirumala population unresolved. Includes intensior Koelz 1939 from Kunjapani [=Kunjapanai], Nilgiri hills.
      Distribution: CW and SW Ghats – from Goa south till Kanyakumari district. – also, in eastern outcrops (e.g., Biligirirangans) and SE Ghats (Melagiri, Servarayan, Kolli, and Pachamalai hills) and disjunctly in CE Ghats (Tirumala hills).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, FMNH, USNM, YPM, TNHM, LKO
  
  
• Hemixos Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 p.572 Hemixos flavala Blyth, 1845; Type by original designation
  • 904. Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala Blyth, 1845
    Alternative Names: Brown-eared Bulbul
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 904a. Hemixos flavala flavala Blyth, 1845 [HB#1147]
      Original Description: H[emixos]. flavala Blyth, 1845 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14 p.572
      Distribution: E Himachal, Uttarakhand, N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Assam, and all NE hill states.
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, UMMZ, FMNH, USNM, YPM, LKO, BNHM
  
  
• Ixos Temminck, 1825 Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.64 pl.382 fig.1 dP Ixos virescens Temminck, 1825; Type by monotypy
  • 905. Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii (Horsfield, 1840)
    Alternative Names: Rufous-bellied Bulbul
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 905a. Ixos mcclellandii mcclellandii (Horsfield, 1840) [HB#1146]
      Original Description: Hypsipetes McClellandii Horsfield, 1840 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt7 no.82 p.159 (Assam)
      Distribution: Uttarakhand, N Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Cachar, Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1880.1.1.4747 (Holotype).
      Specimens: BNHS, NHMUK, FMNH, MCZ, ROM, USNM, YPM, LKO, BNHM
  
  
• Hypsipetes Vigors, 1831 Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 no.4 p.43 Hypsipetes psaroides Vigors, 1831; Type by monotypy
  • 906. Nicobar Bulbul Hypsipetes nicobariensis Moore, 1854 [HB#1142]
    Original Description: Hypsipetes nicobariensis Moore, 1854 A catalogue of the birds in The Museum of the Hononrable East-India Company 1 p.257 (Nicobar Is)
    Taxonomy: Sometimes treated under Hypsipetes which has found recent support (Goyal et al. 2023, Ibis 166 (3): 1059).
    Distribution: C Nicobar group (Tillanchong, Teresea, Bompoka, Trinket, Kamorta, Nancowry, and Katchal Is.).
    Type Specimen: ZSI#35409 (Holotype).
    Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, ROM, USNM
    IUCN: Near Threatened. SoIB: High. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    Endemic: Andaman & Nicobar Is.
    Notes: Old report (RA2012) from Pilu Milu Is. (S Nicobar group) not considered here.
  
  
  • 907. Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus (Gmelin, 1789)
    Original Description: [Turdus] leucocephalus Gmelin, 1789 Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.829
    Alternative Names: Himalayan Black Bulbul
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Low. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 907a. Hypsipetes leucocephalus psaroides Vigors, 1831 [HB#1148]
      Original Description: Hypsipetes Psaroïdes Vigors, 1831 Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 1 p.43 (Shimla)
      Distribution: Along the Himalaya from Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal, Uttarakhand as well as adjoining Punjab, Haryana, and N Uttar Pradesh; N Bengal, Sikkim, W Arunachal, and adjoining NW Assam.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, MCZ, USNM, YPM, LKO, BNHM
    • 907b. Hypsipetes leucocephalus nigrescens Baker, 1917 [HB#1151]
      Original Description: Hypsipetes psaroides nigrescens Baker, 1917 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 38 p.15
      Distribution: C and E Arunachal, adjoining Assam, and all NE hill states.
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, UMMZ, AMNH, FMNH, USNM, YPM
    • 907c. Hypsipetes leucocephalus stresemanni (Mayr, 1942)
      Original Description: Microscelis leucocephalus stresemanni Mayr, 1942 Journal für Ornithologie 89 p.383
      Distribution: NE Arunachal (Lohit valley and Namdapha region), Manipur, and Mizoram.
      Notes: Identity of the regional birds as this (N Yunnan breeders) or leucothorax Mayr 1942 (Sichuan breeders) unresolved – possibly both occurs. However, all clear photographs are dark sooty in underparts that would eliminate the nominate subspecies. See Srinivasan et al. (2009, IB 5 (1): 29), Lalmuansanga (2016, IB 12 (1): 28A).
  
  
  • 908. Square-tailed Bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa Sykes, 1832
    Alternative Names: Square-tailed Black Bulbul
    IUCN: Least Concern. SoIB: Moderate. WLPA: Schedule-II.
    • 908a. Hypsipetes ganeesa ganeesa Sykes, 1832 [HB#1149]
      Original Description: Hypsipetes Ganeesa Sykes, 1832 Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Part 2 p.86 (Ghats, Deccan [=Ghauts, Dukhun])
      Distribution: W Ghats from Mumbai, south till Kanyakumari district – extending east into Biligirirangans and Servarayan hills in SE Ghats.
      Type Specimen: NHMUK#1880.1.1.4746 (Syntype).
      Specimens: BNHS, ZSI, NHMUK, RBINS, AMNH, FMNH, ROM, YPM, TNHM