Brown-cheeked Bulbul
Brown-cheeked Bulbul (<em>Alophoixus bres</em>) is a species of Bulbuls (<em>Pycnonotidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Brown-cheeked Bulbul (Alophoixus bres) is a species of Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Alophoixus; binomial: Alophoixus bres; authority: (Lesson, RP, 1831).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Oriental Region.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Alophoixus bres s.s. is sister to A. ruficrissus and is much more distantly related to A. tephrogenys, from which it is split (Fuchs et al. 2015; Shakya et al. 2020). Change English name to Brown-cheeked Bulbul with split of A. tephrogenys which assumes the English name Grey-cheeked Bulbul.
