Chestnut bulbul

The chestnut bulbul or chestnut-backed bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) is a songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is found in southern China and northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Chestnut bulbul
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Hemixos
Species:
H. castanonotus
Binomial name
Hemixos castanonotus
Synonyms
  • Hemixos castanotus
  • Hemixos casteonotus
  • Hemixus castanonotus
  • Hypsipetes castanonotus
  • Hypsipetes flavalus castanonotus

Taxonomy and systematics

Formerly, some authorities classified the chestnut bulbul in the genus Hypsipetes and also as a subspecies of the ashy bulbul.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognized:[2]

  • H. c. canipennis - Seebohm, 1890: Found in southern China and north-eastern Vietnam
  • H. c. castanonotus - R. Swinhoe, 1870: Found in northern Vietnam and on Hainan

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Hemixos castanonotus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22713204A94365324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713204A94365324.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bulbuls". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 October 2017.


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