Northern golden bulbul

The northern golden bulbul (Hypsipetes longirostris) is a species of songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Northern golden bulbul
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Hypsipetes
Species:
H. longirostris
Binomial name
Hypsipetes longirostris
(Wallace, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Criniger longirostris
  • Alophoixus longirostris

Taxonomy and systematics

The northern golden bulbul was originally classified in the genus Criniger, and has also been classified in the genus Alophoixus. Alternative names for the northern golden bulbul include the golden bulbul and Sula golden bulbul. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with the Seram golden bulbul and the Buru golden bulbul.

Subspecies

Six subspecies are currently recognized by the IOC:[2]

  • Sangihe golden bulbul (H. l. platenae) - (Blasius, W, 1888): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Criniger and also by some authorities in the genera Alophoixus and Thapsinillas. Found on the Sangihe Islands
  • Togian golden bulbul (H. l. aurea) - (Walden, 1872): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Criniger and also by some authorities in the genera Alophoixus and Thapsinillas. Found on the Togian Islands
  • Banggai golden bulbul (H. l. harterti) - (Stresemann, 1912): Classified as a separate species by some authorities. Found on the Banggai Islands
  • Sula golden bulbul (H. l. longirostris) - (Wallace, 1863): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Criniger. Found on the Sula Islands
  • Halmahera golden bulbul (H. l. chloris) - (Finsch, 1867): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Criniger and also by some authorities in the genera Alophoixus and Thapsinillas. Found on Morotai, Halmahera and the Bacan Islands
  • Obi golden bulbul ('H'. l. lucasi) - (Hartert, 1903): Classified as a separate species by some authorities in the genera Alophoixus and Thapsinillas. Found on the Obi Islands

Some authorities recognise some or all of these golden bulbul subspecies as full species. Birds of the World Online recognises five species, which they place in the genus Alophoixus, with A. l. harterti remaining as a subspecies of their A. longirostris.[3][4]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Hypsipetes longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Family Pycnonotidae". IOC World Bird List. Version 10.2. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. "Explore Taxonomy". Birds of the World Online. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. "Sula Golden-Bulbul (Alophoixus longirostris)". Birds of the World Online. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  • Rheindt, F.E., and R.O. Hutchinson. 2007. A photoshot odyssey through the confused avian taxonomy of Seram and Buru (southern Moluccas). BirdingASIA 7: 18–38.


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