Yellow-wattled bulbul
The yellow-wattled bulbul (Pycnonotus urostictus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the Philippines.
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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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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. 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
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