Species profile
Crested Finchbill
Spizixos canifrons
Quick answer
Crested Finchbill has been recorded as a common resident in West Tonkin (Robson 2008, Craik and Minh 2018, Hung et al. 2021b). This is the first confirmed record of the species for North Annam, Central Vietnam. Elsewhere, this species has been recorded as a resident in Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand (IUCN 2024).
- Scientific name
- Spizixos canifrons
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Spizixos
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Crested Finchbill in your journal
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- Angola Greenbul (Phyllastrephus viridiceps)
- Ansorge's Greenbul (Eurillas ansorgei)
- Ashy Bulbul (Hemixos flavala)
- Ashy-fronted Bulbul (Pycnonotus cinereifrons)
- Bare-faced Bulbul (Pycnonotus hualon)
- Baumann's Greenbul (Phyllastrephus baumanni)