Chestnut Bulbul
Hemixos castanonotusSwinhoe, R, 1870
English (US) Chestnut Bulbul
The Chestnut Bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) 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
- Hemixos castanonotus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut Bulbul
- Described by
- Swinhoe, R, 1870
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hemixos castanonotus canipennis
- Hemixos castanonotus castanonotus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hemixus castanonotus
- Described by
- Swinhoe, R, 1870
- Type locality
- Tai-ping-sze and near Lingmun, central Hainan.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.2, vol.6, no.22 p.251 pl.9 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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