Chestnut bulbul
Chestnut bulbul | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Hemixos |
Species: | H. castanonotus
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Binomial name | |
Hemixos castanonotus R. Swinhoe, 1870
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The chestnut bulbul or chestnut-backed bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in southern China and northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
Formerly, some authorities classified the chestnut bulbul in the genus Hypsipetes and also as a subspecies of the ashy bulbul.
Subspecies[]
Two subspecies are currently recognized:[2]
- H. c. canipennis - Seebohm, 1890: Found in southern China and north-eastern Vietnam
- H. c. castanonotus - R. Swinhoe, 1870: Found in northern Vietnam and on Hainan
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Hemixos castanonotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713204A94365324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713204A94365324.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bulbuls". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Hemixos
- Birds of South China
- Birds of Hainan
- Birds of Hong Kong
- Birds described in 1870
- Pycnonotidae stubs