Chestnut bulbul
or chestnut-backed bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus)
Cành cạch hung
Formerly considered a subspecies of the Ashy bulbul.
The chestnut bulbul or chestnut-backed bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
The bird is found in southern China and northern Vietnam.
Traits:
- The Hemixos lineage with its stark white throat;
- Chestnut upper neck, nape and mantle;
Pycnonotidae
pycno-
Pycnonotus
puknos "thick" or "compact" and
-nōtos "-backed".
Hemixos Gr. hemi- half-; genus Ixos bulbul;
castanotus: Greek kastanon chestnut;
-notos -backed.