Yellow-wattled bulbul
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Pycnonotus |
| Species: | P. urostictus |
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| Pycnonotus urostictus (Salvadori, 1870) | |
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The yellow-wattled bulbul (Pycnonotus urostictus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The yellow-wattled bulbul was described by Tommaso Salvadori in 1870. In common with the blue-wattled bulbul, it is alternately referred to as simply the wattled bulbul.
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized:[2]
- P. u. ilokensis - Rand & Rabor, 1967: Found on northern Luzon
- P. u. urostictus - (Salvadori, 1870): Found on central and southern Luzon, Catanduanes and Polillo Island
- P. u. atricaudatus - Parkes, 1967: Found on Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Bohol Negros and Panaon Island
- P. u. philippensis - (Hachisuka, 1934): Found on Dinagat, Siargao, Bucas Grande and Mindanao (except the Zamboanga Peninsula)
- P. u. basilanicus - (Steere, 1890): Originally described as a separate species. Found on the Zamboanga Peninsula (western Mindanao) and Basilan
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pycnonotus urostictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
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