Biology:Hairy-backed bulbul
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Short description: Species of bird
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Tricholestes Salvadori, 1874 |
| Species: | T. criniger
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| Tricholestes criniger (Blyth, 1845)
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The hairy-backed bulbul (Tricholestes criniger) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is the sole species contained within the monotypic genus Tricholestes.[2] It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[1]
Taxonomy and systematics
The hairy-backed bulbul was originally described in the genus Brachypodius (a synonym for Pycnonotus). Alternatively, some authorities have classified the hairy-backed bulbul in the genera Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger) and Hypsipetes.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are currently recognized:[3]
- T. c. criniger - (Blyth, 1845): Found on the Malay Peninsula and eastern Sumatra
- T. c. sericeus - (Blyth, 1865): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Criniger. Found on western Sumatra
- T. c. viridis - (Bonaparte, 1854): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Trichophoropsis (a synonym for Setornis). Found on Borneo
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International (2016). "Tricholestes criniger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22713161A94362438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713161A94362438.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22713161/94362438. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Steven M. Gregory (2000). "Nomenclature of the Hypsipetes bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)" (PDF). Forktail 16: 164–166. http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/16pdfs/Gregory-Bulbuls.pdf.
- ↑ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List" (in en-US). http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/bulbuls/.
Wikidata ☰ Q1306907 entry
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