Brown-cheeked bulbul

The brown-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus bres) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on Java and Bali. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Brown-cheeked bulbul

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Alophoixus
Species:
A. bres
Binomial name
Alophoixus bres
(Lesson, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Criniger bres
  • Lanius Bres

Taxonomy and systematics

The brown-cheeked bulbul was originally described in the genus Lanius and later classified in Criniger until moved to the genus Alophoixus in 2009.[2] Alternate names for the grey-cheeked bulbul include the olive white-headed bulbul and scrub bulbul.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2019). "Alophoixus bres". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T103821243A156387003. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.


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