Ashy Bulbul
Ashy Bulbul
Here the details of the Ashy Bulbul named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: H[emixos]. flavala J.Asiat.Soc.Bengal 14 p.572
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Pycnonotidae / Hemixos
Taxonomy Code: ashbul1
Type Locality: Nepal, ex Hodgson.
Author: Blyth
Publish Year: 1845
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
HEMIXOS
(Pycnonotidae; Ϯ Ashy Bulbul H. flavala) Gr. ἡμι- hēmi- half-, akin to < ἡμισυς hēmisus half; genus Ixos Temminck, 1825, bulbul; "Hemixos, Hodgson, n. g. ... H. flavala, mihi. ... “This type," remarks Mr Hodgson, "is compounded of the characters of Hypsipetes and of those of the Boulbouls [Ixos], between which it claims a place. Its manners, like its form are intermediate. It feeds mostly on pulpy berries, but likewise takes soft and imperfect insects."” (Blyth 1845); "The genus Hemixus, of which H. flavala is the type, contains five Indian species closely related to each other." (Oates 1889); "Hemixos "Hodgson" Blyth, 1845, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 14, p. 572. Type, by original designation." (Deignan in Peters, 1960, IX, p. 282).
Var. Flemixus, Hemixus, Itemixus.
flavala / flavalus
L. flavus yellow; ala wing.
SUBSPECIES
Ashy Bulbul (Ashy)
SCI Name: Hemixos flavala [flavala Group]
HEMIXOS
(Pycnonotidae; Ϯ Ashy Bulbul H. flavala) Gr. ἡμι- hēmi- half-, akin to < ἡμισυς hēmisus half; genus Ixos Temminck, 1825, bulbul; "Hemixos, Hodgson, n. g. ... H. flavala, mihi. ... “This type," remarks Mr Hodgson, "is compounded of the characters of Hypsipetes and of those of the Boulbouls [Ixos], between which it claims a place. Its manners, like its form are intermediate. It feeds mostly on pulpy berries, but likewise takes soft and imperfect insects."” (Blyth 1845); "The genus Hemixus, of which H. flavala is the type, contains five Indian species closely related to each other." (Oates 1889); "Hemixos "Hodgson" Blyth, 1845, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 14, p. 572. Type, by original designation." (Deignan in Peters, 1960, IX, p. 282).
Var. Flemixus, Hemixus, Itemixus.
Ashy Bulbul (Brown-backed)
SCI Name: Hemixos flavala remotus
remota / remotum / remotus
L. remotus distant, remote < removere to put away.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)