Chestnut bulbul
Chestnut bulbul | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Hemixos |
Species: | H. castanonotus |
Binomial name | |
Hemixos castanonotus Swinhoe, 1870 | |
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The chestnut bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus), or chestnut-backed bulbul, is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in southern China and northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
Formerly, some authorities classified the chestnut bulbul in the genus Hypsipetes and also as a subspecies of the ashy bulbul.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are currently recognized:[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Hemixos castanonotus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22713204A94365324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713204A94365324.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bulbuls". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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