Mindoro Bulbul
Hypsipetes mindorensis
A medium-sized bird of lowland and montane forest and more open wooded areas on Mindoro and Semirara. Dark brown on the upperparts and chest with a pale belly, a fairly long stout black bill, and a grayish head with faint streaks. The only other bulbul in its range is Yellow-vented, which has a white face. Mindoro Bulbul is noisy and conspicuous. Voice includes harsh grating calls and a slurred whistled melody.
Identification
The Mindoro bulbul (Hypsipetes mindorensis) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to Mindoro in the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical moist montane forests. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Philippine bulbul but was recognized as a distinct species in 2010.
Taxonomy
The Mindoro bulbul was originally described in the genus Iole and has also been classified by some authorities as a separate species in the genus Ixos. Until 2010, it was considered to be a subspecies of the Philippine bulbul.
- Scientific name
- Hypsipetes mindorensis
- Authority
- (Steere, 1890)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Hypsipetes
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