Andaman bulbul | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Infraorder: | Passerides |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Brachypodius |
Species: | B. fuscoflavescens
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Binomial name | |
Brachypodius fuscoflavescens Hume, 1873
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The Andaman bulbul (Brachypodius fuscoflavescens) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.[1][2] It is endemic to the Andaman Islands. It has a mainly olive-yellow plumage and has most of the head olive. It feeds on small fruit and berries, but will also take insects.
Until 2008, the Andaman bulbul was considered as a subspecies of the black-headed bulbul.[3]