Penan bulbul

Penan bulbul
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Alophoixus
Species:	A. ruficrissus
Binomial name
Alophoixus ruficrissus (Sharpe, 1879)

The Penan bulbul (Alophoixus ruficrissus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Borneo, typically in the mid-storey of broad-leaved evergreen and rainforests up to 1500 metres elevation.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized: ^[2]

• A. r. fowleri - (Amadon & Harrisson, 1957): Found in montane areas of Borneo, except Sabah
• A. r. meratusensis - Shakya et al., 2020: Found in mountains of south-eastern Borneo (Kalimantan)
• A. r. ruficrissus - (Sharpe, 1879): Found in mountains of north-eastern Borneo (Sabah)

References

1. BirdLife International (2017). "Alophoixus ruficrissus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T103821125A113104434. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103821125A113104434.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-14.