Hook-billed bulbul
The hook-billed bulbul (Setornis criniger) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern Sumatra and Borneo, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] Alternate names for the hook-billed bulbul include the long hook-billed bulbul and long-billed bulbul.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Setornis Lesson, 1839 |
| Species: | S. criniger |
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| Setornis criniger Lesson, 1839 | |
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While currently monotypic within the genus Setornis,[2] originally the genus contained the hairy-backed bulbul (viridis) as Trichophoropsis viridis.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Setornis criniger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713158A94362069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713158A94362069.en.
- "ITIS Report: Setornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- "Tricholestes criniger viridis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
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