Javan bulbul

Javan bulbul
Illustration by Nicholas Huet and Jean-Gabriel Prêtre
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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]

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]

• Javan bulbul (I. v. virescens) - Temminck, 1825: Also named the Javan streaked bulbul. Found on Java

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. 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. 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

• Gregory, Steven M. (2000). "Nomenclature of the Hypsipetes Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)" (PDF). Forktail . 16: 164–166. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2008.