Microscelis

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Microscelis is a former genus of bulbuls described by George Robert Gray in 1840.

The following species were classified within the genus Microscelis but are now assigned to Iole , Hemixos or Hypsipetes :

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<i>Alophoixus</i> Genus of birds

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<i>Hemixos</i> Genus of birds

Hemixos is a songbird genus in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.

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<i>Hypsipetes</i> Genus of birds

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<i>Ixos</i> Genus of birds

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<i>Pycnonotus</i> Genus of birds

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<i>Iole</i> (bird) Genus of birds

Iole is a genus of songbirds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. They are native to tropical eastern Asia, from India to China and south through Southeast Asia to northern Indonesia.

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