Blue-wattled bulbul

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Blue-wattled bulbul
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Brachypodius
Species:
B. nieuwenhuisii
Binomial name
Brachypodius nieuwenhuisii
(Finsch, 1901)
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Synonyms
  • Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii
  • Euptilosus nieuwenhuisii
  • Poliolophus nieuwenhuisii

The blue-wattled bulbul (Brachypodius nieuwenhuisii) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. [2] The specific epithet commemorates Dutch explorer Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis. The bird is endemic to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Taxonomy and systematics

The status of this rarely seen bird is not known, primarily because it is not clear whether it is in fact a distinct species, or a natural hybrid between the black-headed bulbul and the grey-bellied bulbul or other closely related bulbul. Alternate names for the blue-wattled bulbul include the Malaysian wattled bulbul, Nieuwenhuis's bulbul and wattled bulbul.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: [2]

Status

It may be threatened by habitat loss but is only known from two specimens collected in 1900 and 1937, and few observations. Five sightings of the blue-wattled bulbul were recorded in Batu Apoi Forest Reserve in 1992. [3]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22712705A110040705. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22712705A110040705.en .
  2. 1 2 Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Family Pycnonotidae". IOC World Bird List . Version 10.2. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. Collar, N.J. (2014). "Blue-wattled Bulbul Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii and Black-browed Babbler Malacocincla perspicillata: two Sundaic passerines in search of a life" (PDF). BirdingASIA. 21: 37–44.