Barusan bulbul

Barusan bulbul
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Pycnonotus
Species:	P. porphyreus
Binomial name
	Pycnonotus porphyreus; Oberholser, 1912
Synonyms
	Pycnonotus plumosus porphyreus;

The Barusan bulbul (Pycnonotus porphyreus) is a member of the family Pycnonotidae. It is found in western Sumatra and the islands of Nias, Siberut, Batu Islands, Banyak Islands and Sipura. It was described by Harry Church Oberholser in 1912. It is monotypic.

Taxonomy and systematics

This species was formerly considered a subspecies of the olive-winged bulbul, however, it was separated from it based on differences in eye color and vocalizations.

Description

This species is similar to the olive-winged bulbul, but it differs in its eye color; this species has ochre, yellow and orange eyes as compared to the olive-winged bulbul's reddish or brown eyes. It also has an unusual contrast between the olive back and the gray, scaly crown.

References

↑ Christidis, Les; Rheindt, Frank E.; Iliff, Marshall J.; Lepage, Denis; J., Praveen; Donald, Paul; Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Schulenberg, Tom; Areta, Juan Ignacio (2026-10-21). AviList v2026 (Report). Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/avilist.v2026.
1 2 3 Rheindt, Frank E.; Gwee, Chyi Yin; Baveja, Pratibha; Ferasyi, Teuku Reza; Nurza, Agus; Rosa, Teuku Shaddiq; Haminuddin (2020). "A taxonomic and conservation re-appraisal of all the birds on the island of Nias" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 68. Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum: 02172445. doi:10.26107/RBZ-2020-0068. ISSN 0217-2445.
1 2 Cros, Emilie; Chattopadhyay, Balaji; Garg, Kritika M.; Ng, Nathaniel S. R.; Tomassi, Suzanne; Benedick, Suzan; Edwards, David P.; Rheindt, Frank E. (2020). "Quaternary land bridges have not been universal conduits of gene flow". Molecular Ecology. 29 (14): 2692–2706. doi:10.1111/mec.15509. ISSN 0962-1083.

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[1] Christidis, Les; Rheindt, Frank E.; Iliff, Marshall J.; Lepage, Denis; J., Praveen; Donald, Paul; Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Schulenberg, Tom; Areta, Juan Ignacio (2026-10-21). AviList v2026 (Report). Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/avilist.v2026.

[Rheindt1-2] 1 2 3 Rheindt, Frank E.; Gwee, Chyi Yin; Baveja, Pratibha; Ferasyi, Teuku Reza; Nurza, Agus; Rosa, Teuku Shaddiq; Haminuddin (2020). "A taxonomic and conservation re-appraisal of all the birds on the island of Nias" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 68. Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum: 02172445. doi:10.26107/RBZ-2020-0068. ISSN 0217-2445.

[Cros1-3] 1 2 Cros, Emilie; Chattopadhyay, Balaji; Garg, Kritika M.; Ng, Nathaniel S. R.; Tomassi, Suzanne; Benedick, Suzan; Edwards, David P.; Rheindt, Frank E. (2020). "Quaternary land bridges have not been universal conduits of gene flow". Molecular Ecology. 29 (14): 2692–2706. doi:10.1111/mec.15509. ISSN 0962-1083.