Ashy Bulbul
Hemixos flavala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- GenusHemixos (Puff-throated Bulbuls)
- SpeciesHemixos flavala (Ashy Bulbul)
About the Ashy Bulbul
The ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Formerly, some authorities classified the ashy bulbul in the genera Hypsipetes and Microscelis. Five subspecies are currently recognized: H. f. flavala - Blyth, 1845: Found in the eastern Himalayas, north-eastern Bangladesh, north-western Myanmar and southern China
H. f. hildebrandi - Hume, 1874: Found in eastern Myanmar and north-western Thailand H. f. davisoni - Hume, 1877: Found in south-eastern Myanmar and south-western Thailand H. f. bourdellei - Delacour, 1926: Found in southern China, eastern Thailand, northern and central Laos
H. f. remotus - (Deignan, 1957): Found in southern Indochina Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Manas National Park
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
Alophoixus flaveolus
Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Mountain Bulbul
Ixos mcclellandii
Striated Bulbul
Pycnonotus striatus
Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Yellow Weaver
Ploceus megarhynchus
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ashy Bulbul in Manas National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ashy Bulbul sighting in Manas National Park, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Ashy Bulbul in Manas National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Ashy Bulbul in Manas National Park in our monthly data.