Ruby-throated bulbul
Ruby-throated bulbul | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pycnonotidae |
Genus: | Rubigula |
Species: | R. dispar
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Binomial name | |
Rubigula dispar (Horsfield, 1821)
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The ruby-throated bulbul (Rubigula dispar), or yellow bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds.[1][2] It is found on Sumatra, Java, and Bali.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
The ruby-throated bulbul was originally described in the genus Turdus and later moved to genus Pycnonotus. Pycnonotus was found to be polyphyletic in recent molecular phylogenetic studies and five bulbul species, including the ruby-throated bulbul, moved to Rubigula.[2][3] Until 2008, the ruby-throated bulbul was considered as conspecific with the black-capped, black-crested, flame-throated and Bornean bulbuls. Some authorities have considered the ruby-throated bulbul to be a subspecies of the black-capped bulbul.[4]
Description[]
It is virtually crestless, has a deep red throat and reddish eyes.
Distribution and habitat[]
This is a bird of forest and dense scrub.
Behaviour and ecology[]
It builds its nest in a bush; two to four eggs is a typical clutch. The ruby-throated bulbul feeds on fruit and insects.
References[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b BirdLife International. (2016). "Rubigula dispar (formerly as: Pycnonotus dispar)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103827052A104338311. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103827052A104338311.en. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Family Pycnonotidae". IOC World Bird List. Version 10.2. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Shakya, Subir B.; Sheldon, Frederick H. (2017). "The phylogeny of the world's bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) inferred using a supermatrix approach". Ibis. 159 (3): 498–509. doi:10.1111/ibi.12464. ISSN 0019-1019.
- ^ "Species Version 1 IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. (2005). Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. Volume 2: Attributes and Status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Rubigula
- Birds of Sumatra
- Birds of Java
- Birds of Bali
- Birds described in 1821
- Pycnonotidae stubs