Scaly-breasted Bulbul
Rubigula squamata(Temminck, CJ, 1828)
English (US) Scaly-breasted Bulbul
The Scaly-breasted Bulbul (Rubigula squamata) 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
- Rubigula squamata
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Scaly-breasted Bulbul
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Rubigula squamata webberi
- Rubigula squamata squamata
- Rubigula squamata borneensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ixos squamatus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1828)
- Type locality
- Java; type specimen probably from Bantam, fide Finsch, 1905, Notes Leyden Mus., 25, p. 98, footnote 1.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.76, vol.2 pl.453 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Bulbuls
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Microtarsus priocephalus
Black-headed Bulbul
Microtarsus melanocephalos
Andaman Bulbul
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Blue-wattled Bulbul
Microtarsus nieuwenhuisii
Spectacled Bulbul
Rubigula erythropthalmos
Grey-bellied Bulbul
Rubigula cyaniventris
Black-crested Bulbul
Rubigula flaviventris
Flame-throated Bulbul
Rubigula gularis
Black-capped Bulbul
Rubigula melanictera
Ruby-throated Bulbul
Rubigula dispar
Bornean Bulbul
Rubigula montis
Bare-faced Bulbul
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