Hairy-backed Bulbul

Hairy-backed Bulbul
Hairy-backed Bulbul
Conservation status
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 [1]

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.[1] It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Steven M. Gregory (2000). "Nomenclature of the Hypsipetes bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)" (PDF). Forktail 16: 164–166. http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/16pdfs/Gregory-Bulbuls.pdf. 
  2. ^ BirdLife International (2008). Tricholestes criniger. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 June 2009.