Bornean bulbul

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Bornean bulbul
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Rubigula
Species:
R. montis
Binomial name
Rubigula montis
Sharpe, 1879
Synonyms
  • Pycnonotus montis
  • Pycnonotus melanicterus montis

The Bornean bulbul (Rubigula montis) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. [1] [2] It is endemic to the island of Borneo. [3]

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Taxonomy and systematics

The Bornean bulbul was previously placed in genus Pycnonotus . This genus was found to be polyphyletic in recent molecular phylogenetic studies and five bulbul species, including the Bornean bulbul, moved to Rubigula. [2] [4]

Until 2008, the Bornean bulbul was considered as conspecific with the black-capped, black-crested, ruby-throated and flame-throated bulbuls. Some authorities have considered the Bornean bulbul to be a subspecies of the black-capped bulbul. [5]

Description

The Bornean bulbul has a black crest, yellow throat, and brownish eyes.

Distribution and habitat

This is a bird of forest and dense scrub. It builds its nest in a bush; two to four eggs are a typical clutch.

Behaviour and ecology

The Bornean bulbul feeds on fruit and insects.

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Rubigula montis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T103827210A104339614. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103827210A104339614.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela C. (eds.). "Family Pycnonotidae". IOC World Bird List . Version 10.2. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN   978-1-906780-56-2.
  4. Shakya, Subir B.; Sheldon, Frederick H. (2017). "The phylogeny of the world's bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) inferred using a supermatrix approach". Ibis. 159 (3): 498–509. doi: 10.1111/ibi.12464 . ISSN   0019-1019.
  5. "Species Version 1 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 11 March 2017.