Blue-wattled Bulbul
Microtarsus nieuwenhuisii(Finsch, FHO, 1901)
English (US) Blue-wattled Bulbul
The Blue-wattled Bulbul (Microtarsus nieuwenhuisii) 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
- Microtarsus nieuwenhuisii
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Data Deficient
- English (US)
- Blue-wattled Bulbul
- Described by
- (Finsch, FHO, 1901)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Microtarsus nieuwenhuisii inexspectatus
- Microtarsus nieuwenhuisii nieuwenhuisii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Poliolophus Nieuwenhuisii
- Described by
- (Finsch, FHO, 1901)
- Type locality
- Upper Kayan River, near the source of the Bulongan, Borneo.
- Original description
- Notes from the Leyden Museum 23 no.2 p.95
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Grey-headed Bulbul
Microtarsus priocephalus
Black-headed Bulbul
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Andaman Bulbul
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Spectacled Bulbul
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Grey-bellied Bulbul
Rubigula cyaniventris
Scaly-breasted Bulbul
Rubigula squamata
Black-crested Bulbul
Rubigula flaviventris
Flame-throated Bulbul
Rubigula gularis
Black-capped Bulbul
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