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Yellow wattled bulbul

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Pycnonotus

Higher classification
  
Pycnonotus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pycnonotidae

Scientific name
  
Pycnonotus urostictus

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Blue‑wattled bulbul, Spot‑necked bulbul, Bulbul, Bird, Black‑and‑white bulbul

The yellow-wattled bulbul (Pycnonotus urostictus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the Philippines.

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Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The yellow-wattled bulbul was described by Tommaso Salvadori in 1870. In common with the blue-wattled bulbul, it is alternately referred to as simply the wattled bulbul.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognized:

  • P. u. ilokensis - Rand & Rabor, 1967: Found on northern Luzon
  • P. u. urostictus - (Salvadori, 1870): Found on central and southern Luzon, Catanduanes and Polillo Island
  • P. u. atricaudatus - Parkes, 1967: Found on Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Bohol Negros and Panaon Island
  • P. u. philippensis - (Hachisuka, 1934): Found on Dinagat, Siargao, Bucas Grande and Mindanao (except the Zamboanga Peninsula)
  • P. u. basilanicus - (Steere, 1890): Originally described as a separate species. Found on the Zamboanga Peninsula (western Mindanao) and Basilan

    • References

    Yellow-wattled bulbul Wikipedia
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