Zamboanga Bulbul | |
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Illustration by Keulemans, 1881 | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Ixos (but see text) |
Species: | I. rufigularis |
Binomial name | |
Ixos rufigularis (Sharpe, 1877) |
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The Zamboanga Bulbul (Ixos rufigularis) is a songbird species in the bulbul family (Pycnonotidae).
It is one of the species of Ixos that might warrant inclusion in the genus Hypsipetes – as long as this is kept separate from Ixos – as it may be a close relative of the Philippine Bulbul (H. philippinensis), which in turn is closely related to the type species of Hypsipetes, the Black Bulbul (H. leucocephalus).[1]
It is endemic to the Philippines, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.[2]