Zamboanga Bulbul
Hypsipetes rufigularis
A medium-sized bird of foothill forest and edge in western Mindanao and on adjacent islands. Dark brown above with a grayish-brown streaked crown, a white belly, white under the base of the tail, and a warm reddish-brown throat, cheek, and chest. Note the strong black bill. Somewhat similar to Yellow-wattled Bulbul, but lacks the crest and the obvious yellow eye-ring. Voice includes a loud, pulsing “picha! picha! picha!” followed by medium-pitched warbling.
Taxonomy
The Zamboanga bulbul was originally described in the genus Hypsipetes and later placed in the genus Ixos. Formerly, some authorities classified the Zamboanga bulbul in the genus Iole and also considered it to be a subspecies of the Philippine bulbul. In 2010, it was returned to the genus Hypsipetes.
- Scientific name
- Hypsipetes rufigularis
- Authority
- Sharpe, 1877
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Hypsipetes
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
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