Hairy-backed bulbul

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Hairy-backed bulbul
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Tricholestes
Salvadori, 1874
Species:
T. criniger
Binomial name
Tricholestes criniger
(Blyth, 1845)
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Synonyms [2]

(Genus)

  • MyiosobusReichenow, 1891

(Species)

  • Brachypodius crinigerBlyth, 1845
  • Hypsipetes criniger
  • Myiosobus fulvicaudaReichenow, 1891
  • Trichophorus minutusHartlaub, 1853

The hairy-backed bulbul (Tricholestes criniger) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is the sole species contained within the monotypic genus Tricholestes. [2] It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. [1]

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Taxonomy and systematics

The hairy-backed bulbul was originally described in the genus Brachypodius (a synonym for Pycnonotus). Alternatively, some authorities have classified the hairy-backed bulbul in the genera Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger) and Hypsipetes .

Subspecies

Three subspecies are currently recognized: [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Tricholestes criniger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22713161A94362438. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713161A94362438.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Steven M. Gregory (2000). "Nomenclature of the Hypsipetes bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)" (PDF). Forktail . 16: 164–166. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-28.
  3. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-06-02.