Hairy-backed bulbul

Hairy-backed bulbul
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Tricholestes
Salvadori, 1874
Species: T. criniger
Binomial name
Tricholestes criniger
(Blyth, 1845)
Synonyms [2]

Genus:

  • Myiosobus Reichenow, 1891

Species:

  • Brachypodius criniger Blyth, 1845
  • Myiosobus fulvicauda Reichenow, 1891
  • Trichophorus minutus

The hairy-backed bulbul (Tricholestes criniger) is a songbird species in the bulbul family (Pycnonotidae). Its genus Tricholestes is monotypic.[2] It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Tricholestes criniger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 Steven M. Gregory (2000). "Nomenclature of the Hypsipetes bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)" (PDF). Forktail. 16: 164–166.


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