''Alophoixus'' is a genus of

songbird A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds (Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin ''oscen'', "songbird". The Passeriformes contains 5000 ...

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 ''Criniger'' is a genus of songbirds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species of ''Criniger'' are found in western and central Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Criniger'' was introduced in 1820 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminc ...

.'' Currently, there are eight species recognized: *

Yellow-bellied bulbul The yellow-bellied bulbul (''Alophoixus phaeocephalus'') is a species of songbird 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. T ...

(''Alophoixus phaeocephalus'') *

Palawan bulbul The Palawan bulbul or grey-throated bulbul (''Alophoixus frater'') is a species of songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to Palawan Island in the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests ...

(''Alophoixus frater'') *

Grey-cheeked bulbul The grey-cheeked bulbul (''Alophoixus tephrogenys'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found from the Malay Peninsula to the Greater Sunda Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland f ...

(''Alophoixus tephrogenys'') *

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

(''Alophoixus ruficrissus'') *

Brown-cheeked bulbul The brown-cheeked bulbul (''Alophoixus bres'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on Java and Bali. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist m ...

(''Alophoixus bres'') *

White-throated bulbul The white-throated bulbul (''Alophoixus flaveolus'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia from the eastern Himalayas to Myanmar and western Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or ...

(''Alophoixus flaveolus'') * Ochraceous bulbul (''Alophoixus ochraceus'') *

Puff-throated bulbul The puff-throated bulbul (''Alophoixus pallidus'') is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist l ...

(''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'') * Togian golden bulbul (as ''Alophoixus aureus'') * Halmahera golden bulbul (as ''Alophoixus chloris'') * Obi golden bulbul (as ''Alophoixus lucasi'') * Buru golden bulbul (as ''Alophoixus mystacalis'') *

Finsch's bulbul Finsch's bulbul (''Iole finschii'') is a species of songbird 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 threatened by h ...

(''Alophoixus finschii'', now ''Iole finschii'')

References

Bird genera Bulbuls Taxa named by Eugene W. Oates Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pycnonotidae-stub