Javan bulbul

Last updated

Javan bulbul
Ixos virescens 1838.jpg
Illustration by Nicholas Huet and Jean-Gabriel Prêtre
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Ixos
Species:
I. virescens
Binomial name
Ixos virescens
Temminck, 1825
Synonyms
  • Hypsipetes virescens(Temminck, 1825) (but see text)

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]

Contents

Taxonomy and systematics

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 .

Subspecies

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 BirdLife International. (2024). "Ixos virescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T103823071A264185016. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T103823071A264185016.en . Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 Gregory 2000.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bulbuls". World Bird List Version 7.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List" . Retrieved 2021-05-29.

Sources