Visayan bulbul
| Visayan bulbul | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Hypsipetes |
| Species: | H. guimarasensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypsipetes guimarasensis (Steere, 1890) | |
The Visayan bulbul (Hypsipetes guimarasensis) is a songbird species in the bulbul family (Pycnonotidae).
It is endemic to the western Visayas in the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Philippine bulbul.
Footnotes
References
- Oliveros, C.H., and R.G. Moyle. 2010. Origin and diversification of Philippine bulbuls. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54: 822–832.
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