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Hemixos
''Hemixos'' is a songbird genus in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. Taxonomy and systematics Established by Edward Blyth in 1845 for the newly discovered ashy bulbul (''H. flavala''),Gregory (2000) this genus contains four extant species. Some treatments merge the genus into ''Hypsipetes'', often together with the rest of the traditional "''Hypsipetes'' group" of bulbuls: ''Iole'', ''Ixos'', '' Microscelis'' and '' Tricholestes''. But in this case, the closely related genera '' Alophoixus'' and '' Setornis'' would probably also have to be included, and as soon as the earliest described genus, ''Ixos'', is merged with another its name would apply. In fact, ''Hemixos'' is not particularly close to ''Hypsipetes'', and a merger is not well justified. mtDNA NADH dehydrogenase subunits 2 and 3 and nDNA β-fibrinogen intron 7 sequence data puts it closer to (but still well distant from) the streaked bulbul (''Ixos malaccensis''). But whether that species represents the core g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut Bulbul
The chestnut bulbul or chestnut-backed bulbul (''Hemixos castanonotus'') is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was Species description, 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: * ''H. c. canipennis'' - Henry Seebohm, Seebohm, 1890: Found in southern China and north-eastern Vietnam * ''H. c. castanonotus'' - Robert Swinhoe, R. Swinhoe, 1870: Found in northern Vietnam and on Hainan References Hemixos, chestnut bulbul Birds of South China Birds of Hainan Birds of Hong Kong Birds described in 1870, chestnut bulbul Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pycnonotidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinereous Bulbul
The cinereous bulbul (''Hemixos cinereus'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in Southeast Asia and Indonesia. Taxonomy and systematics The cinereous bulbul was originally classified in the genus ''Iole''. It was formerly considered as conspecific with the ashy bulbul. Subspecies Two subspecies are currently recognized: * ''H. c. cinereus'' - ( Blyth, 1845): Found on the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra * Green-winged bulbul (''H. c. connectens'') - Sharpe, 1887: Formerly described as a separate species by some authorities. Found in northern Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ... References cinereous bulbul Birds of Southeast Asia cinereous bulbul cinereous bulbul {{Pycnonotidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashy Bulbul
The ashy bulbul (''Hemixos flavala'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Taxonomy and systematics Formerly, some authorities classified the ashy bulbul in the genera ''Hypsipetes'' and '' Microscelis''. Subspecies Five subspecies are currently recognized: * ''H. f. flavala'' - Blyth, 1845: Found in the eastern Himalayas, north-eastern Bangladesh, north-western Myanmar and southern China * ''H. f. hildebrandi'' - Hume, 1874: Found in eastern Myanmar and north-western Thailand * ''H. f. davisoni'' - Hume, 1877: Found in south-eastern Myanmar and south-western Thailand * ''H. f. bourdellei'' - Delacour, 1926: Found in southern China, eastern Thailand, northern and central Laos * ''H. f. remotus'' - ( Deignan, 1957): Found in southern Indochina Gallery File:Ashy Bulbul fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cream-striped Bulbul
The cream-striped bulbul (''Hemixos leucogrammicus'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to western Sumatra (Indonesia). The cream-striped bulbul was originally described in the genus ''Ixos'' and later moved to ''Pycnonotus'', but recent phylogenetic analysis found it as sister to the three ''Hemixos'' species, leading to a genus reassignment. Alternate names for the cream-striped bulbul include the streaked bulbul (not to be confused with '' Ixos malaccensis''), striated bulbul or striated green bulbul (each not to be confused with '' Pycnonotus striatus'') and Sumatran bulbul. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashy Bulbul
The ashy bulbul (''Hemixos flavala'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Taxonomy and systematics Formerly, some authorities classified the ashy bulbul in the genera ''Hypsipetes'' and '' Microscelis''. Subspecies Five subspecies are currently recognized: * ''H. f. flavala'' - Blyth, 1845: Found in the eastern Himalayas, north-eastern Bangladesh, north-western Myanmar and southern China * ''H. f. hildebrandi'' - Hume, 1874: Found in eastern Myanmar and north-western Thailand * ''H. f. davisoni'' - Hume, 1877: Found in south-eastern Myanmar and south-western Thailand * ''H. f. bourdellei'' - Delacour, 1926: Found in southern China, eastern Thailand, northern and central Laos * ''H. f. remotus'' - ( Deignan, 1957): Found in southern Indochina Gallery File:Ashy Bulbul fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microscelis
''Microscelis'' is a former genus of bulbuls. The following species were classified within the genus ''Microscelis'' but are now assigned to ''Iole'', ''Hemixos'' or ''Hypsipetes'': * Olive bulbul (as ''Microscelis viridescens'') * Buff-vented bulbul (as ''Microscelis charlottae'') * Ashy bulbul (as ''Microscelis flavala'') * Brown-eared bulbul (as ''Microscelis amaurotis'') * Black bulbul The black bulbul (''Hypsipetes leucocephalus''), also known as the Himalayan black bulbul or Asian black bulbul, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is found primarily in the Himalayas, its range stretching from India eastwa ... (as ''Microscelis leucocephalus'') * Black bulbul (psaroides) (as ''Microscelis psaroides'') References Bird genera Obsolete bird taxa Taxa named by George Robert Gray {{Pycnonotidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iole (genus)
''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. Taxonomy and systematics While some older sources merge this genus into ''Hypsipetes'', this is neither advisable nor technically correct. The two genera stand well apart, and to phylogenetically justify their merging, the entire "''Hypsipetes'' group" of bulbuls would need to be united in a single genus. That would include ''Hemixos'', ''Ixos'', '' Microscelis'' and '' Tricholestes'', and probably also ''Alophoixus'' and the monotypic '' Setornis''. The hook-billed bulbul may in fact be the closest living relative to the species in ''Iole'', but altogether the present genus may well be a quite basal lineage of the traditional "''Hypsipetes'' group" of bulbuls, with no particularly close relatives among any of these other genera.Gregory (2000), Pasquet ''et al.'' (2001), Moyle & Marks (2006) Acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypsipetes
__NOTOC__ ''Hypsipetes'' is a genus of bulbuls, songbirds in the family Pycnonotidae. Most of its species occur in tropical forests around the Indian Ocean. But while the genus is quite diverse in the Madagascar region at the western end of its range it does not reach the African mainland. Most ''Hypsipetes'' bulbuls are dark greyish birds with orange or red bills and feet. The feathers on top of the head are slightly elongated and usually black, and can be erected to form a short and wispy crest. Taxonomy and systematics The genus ''Hypsipetes'' was introduced in 1831 by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors with ''Hypsipetes psaroides'' as the type species. This taxon is now a subspecies of the black bulbul ''Hypsipetes leucocephalus psaroides''. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ''hupsi'' meaning "high" with ''petēs'' meaning "-flyer". Species The genus contains 19 species: * Philippine bulbul (''Hypsipetes philippinus'') * Mindoro bulbul (''Hypsipetes mind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulbul
The bulbuls are members of a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds, which also includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, and bristlebills. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical Asia to Indonesia, and north as far as Japan. A few insular species occur on the tropical islands of the Indian Ocean. There are 160 species in 32 genera. While different species are found in a wide range of habitats, the African species are predominantly found in rainforest, whereas Asian bulbuls are predominantly found in more open areas. Taxonomy The family Pycnonotidae was introduced by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1840 as a subfamily Pycnonotinae of the thrush family Turdidae. The Arabic word ''bulbul'' (بلبل) is sometimes used to refer to the "nightingale" as well as the bulbul, but the English word ''bulbul'' refers to the birds discussed in this article. A few species that were previously considered to be memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ixos
''Ixos'' is a genus of passerine birds in the bulbul family (biology), family, Pycnonotidae. Taxonomy and systematics The genus ''Ixos'' was introduced in 1825 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck to accommodate the Javan bulbul. The genus name is the Ancient Greek for "mistletoe". Some authorities have advocated a complete merger of the genus ''Ixos'' with ''Hypsipetes'' – and even the entire "''Hypsipetes'' group" of bulbuls, which also includes ''Hemixos'', ''Iole (genus), Iole'' and ''Tricholestes''. Being the oldest genus name, ''Ixos'' would apply to all of them, rather than ''Hypsipetes'' as is often believed.Gregory (2000), Pasquet ''et al.'' (2001), Moyle & Marks (2006) This re-classification seems hardly appropriate however, since ''Alophoixus'' and ''Setornis'' cannot be excluded from the "''Hypsipetes'' group", and an all-out merge would turn the resultant "genus" ''Ixos'' into an ill-defined "wastebin taxon". The erroneous inclusion of ''I. viresce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alophoixus
''Alophoixus'' is a genus of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae found in south-eastern Asia. Taxonomy and systematics Extant species Up to 2009, all the extant species of the genus ''Alophoixus'' were classified within the genus ''Criniger.'' Currently, there are eight species recognized: * Yellow-bellied bulbul (''Alophoixus phaeocephalus'') * Palawan bulbul (''Alophoixus frater'') * Grey-cheeked bulbul (''Alophoixus tephrogenys'') * Penan bulbul (''Alophoixus ruficrissus'') * Brown-cheeked bulbul (''Alophoixus bres'') * White-throated bulbul (''Alophoixus flaveolus'') * Ochraceous bulbul (''Alophoixus ochraceus'') * Puff-throated bulbul (''Alophoixus pallidus'') Former species Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus ''Alophoixus'': * Seram golden bulbul (as ''Alophoixus affinis'') * Northern golden bulbul (as ''Alophoixus longirostris'') * Sangihe golden bulbul (as ''Alophoixus platenae'') * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streaked Bulbul
The streaked bulbul (''Ixos malaccensis''), or green-backed bulbul, is a songbird species in the bulbul family (Pycnonotidae). It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.BLI (2008) Taxonomy and systematics The current placement of the streaked bulbul in the genus ''Ixos'' is not fixed with any certainty. As the affiliations of the Javan bulbul (the type species of the genus) remain to be re-studied, it is not yet clear if the streaked bulbul should instead be placed in the genus ''Hemixos'' or possibly placed in a new genus.Gregory (2000), Moyle & Marks (2006) Both the alternate name 'green-backed bulbul' and the synonym ''Hypsipetes malaccensis'' are also shared with the eastern bearded greenbul. The name 'streaked bulbul' is also used as an alternate name for the Javan bulbul. Footnotes References * Gregory, Steven M. (2000): Nomenclature of the Hypsipet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
