Javan bulbul | |
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Illustration by Nicholas Huet and Jean-Gabriel Prêtre | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Ixos |
Species: | I. virescens |
Binomial name | |
Ixos virescens Temminck, 1825 | |
Synonyms | |
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The Javan bulbul (Ixos virescens) is a songbird species in the bulbul family. It is the type species of the genus Ixos . [2] It is endemic to the island of Java in Indonesia in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. [1]
The Javan bulbul is sometimes classified in the genus Hypsipetes , presumably based on an earlier error in the Sibley taxonomy. The specific epithet virescens was given to the present species by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1825 and pre-dates the same name as given to the Nicobar bulbul by Edward Blyth in 1845. [2] [1] The olive bulbul has also been given the same scientific binomial, Hypsipetes virescens. Alternate names for the Javan bulbul include the green mountain bulbul, green-backed bulbul, green-winged bulbul, rufous-bellied bulbul, streaked bulbul and streaked mountain bulbul. The name 'streaked bulbul' should not be confused with the species of the same name, Ixos malaccensis .
One subspecies is currently recognized: [3]
The Sumatran bulbul (I. sumatranus) of Sumatra was formerly considered a subspecies (with both species being grouped together as the Sunda bulbul), but more recent studies have found it to be a distinct species. [4]