Penan Bulbul
Alophoixus ruficrissus(Sharpe, RB, 1879)
English (US) Penan Bulbul
The Penan Bulbul (Alophoixus ruficrissus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Alophoixus ruficrissus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Penan Bulbul
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1879)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Alophoixus ruficrissus meratusensis
- Alophoixus ruficrissus fowleri
- Alophoixus ruficrissus ruficrissus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Criniger ruficrissus
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1879)
- Type locality
- Kina Balu [6°05'N., 116°30'E], North Borneo.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1879, pt.2 p.248
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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