Palawan bulbul
Species of songbird
| Palawan bulbul | |
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Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Alophoixus |
| Species: | A. frater |
| Binomial name | |
| Alophoixus frater (Sharpe, 1877) | |
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The Palawan bulbul or grey-throated bulbul (Alophoixus frater) is a species of songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to Palawan Island in the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical moist montane forests.
Description
Ebird describes it as "A medium-sized bird of lowland and foothill forest and edge on Palawan and neighboring islands. Yellow below with an olive-green back, brown wings and tail, a gray cheek, and a white throat. Note the fairly stout bill and slightly flattened bushy crest. Somewhat similar to Palawan Babbler, but has a yellow belly, an obvious crest, and dark eyes. Voice consists of three descending high-pitched notes, or else a rattling trill followed by dry staccato notes.[2]
Until 2010, it was considered a subspecies of the grey-cheeked bulbul.[3] The alternate name 'grey-throated bulbul' is also used by the western greenbul.
Diet is unknown. Typically observed alone or in pairs. [4]
Habitat and conservation status
The species inhabits tropical moist lowland primary forest and secondary forest up to 1,150 meters above sea level.
It is assesed as least-concern under the IUCN. The whole of Palawan was designated as a Biosphere Reserve; however, protection and enforcement of laws has been difficult and these threats still continue. It occurs in the protected area of Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park.[5]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Alophoixus frater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103821499A113105859. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103821499A113105859.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Gray-throated Bulbul - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Species Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ del Hoyo, Josep; Collar, Nigel; Kirwan, Guy M. (2020). "Gray-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus frater), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.gytbul1.01species_shared.bow.project_name. ISSN 2771-3105.
- ^ IUCN (2016-10-01). Alophoixus frater: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103821499A113105859 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2017-1.rlts.t103821499a113105859.en.
- Oliveros, C.H., and R.G. Moyle. 2010. Origin and diversification of Philippine bulbuls. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54: 822–832.
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