Philippine Bulbul
Hypsipetes philippinus(Forster, JR, 1795)
English (US) Philippine Bulbul
The Philippine Bulbul (Hypsipetes philippinus) 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
- Hypsipetes philippinus
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Philippine Bulbul
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1795)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Hypsipetes philippinus parkesi
- Hypsipetes philippinus philippinus
- Hypsipetes philippinus saturatior
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- [Turdus] philippinus
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1795)
- Type locality
- ? Philippine Islands, ex Latham, ex Sonnerat; type locality here restricted to Luzon. Based on Latham, 1783, Gen. Synops. Birds, 2, pt. 1, Thrush, no. 37.
- Original description
- Faunula Indica, id est catalogus animalium Indiae Orientalis quae hactenus naturae curiosis innotuerunt. 2nd ed. p.8
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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