The Camiguin bulbul (''Hypsipetes catarmanensis'') is a species of songbird in the

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 As ...

family, Pycnonotidae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

being only found on

Camiguin Camiguin, officially the Province of Camiguin ( ceb, Probinsya sa Camiguin; tl, Lalawigan ng Camiguin; Kamigin: ''Probinsya ta Kamigin''), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about off the northern coast of Min ...

. The Camiguin bulbul was formerly considered a subspecies of the yellowish bulbul (''Hypsipetes everetti''), but more recent studies have found it to be a distinct species.

Description

It is described as a large, brown bulbul with a yellowish tint. It is differentiated from the yellowish bulbul as it is generally darker and has drabber yellow coloration. Also has a larger bill.

Habitat and Conservation Status

This species is only found in lowland forest and secondary growth from 150 to 1,700 meters above sea level. IUCN has assessed this bird as

near threatened A near-threatened species is a species which has been categorized as "Near Threatened" (NT) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as that may be vulnerable to endangerment in the near future, but it does not currently qualify fo ...

. The population is estimated to number 1,000 - 2,499 mature individuals. Despite its limited range, it is said to be locally common in its range. Currently, there are no major threats to this species. Conservation actions propose to surveys to monitor population trends and get a better estimate of population size. Investigate whether there may be any potential threats to this species.

References

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