Chestnut Bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus)
About the Chestnut Bulbul
The chestnut bulbul or chestnut-backed bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in southern China and northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests; it primarily resides in the canopy. It is an omnivore. Formerly, some authorities classified the chestnut bulbul in the genus Hypsipetes and also as a subspecies of the ashy bulbul. Two subspecies are currently recognized: H. c. canipennis - Seebohm, 1890: Found in southern China and north-eastern Vietnam H. c. castanonotus - R. Swinhoe, 1870: Found in northern Vietnam and on Hainan.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 147 recordings for this species: 109 CC BY-NC-SA · 26 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in China, Taiwan (China), Vietnam in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.