Hairy-backed Bulbul
Tricholestes criniger(Blyth, E, 1845)
English (US) Hairy-backed Bulbul
The Hairy-backed Bulbul (Tricholestes criniger) 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
- Tricholestes criniger
- Family
- Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hairy-backed Bulbul
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Tricholestes criniger criniger
- Tricholestes criniger sericeus
- Tricholestes criniger viridis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Br[achypodius] ? criniger
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1845)
- Type locality
- Malacca.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14, pt.2, no.164 p.577
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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