Scaly-breasted bulbul

Scaly-breasted bulbul
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Rubigula
Species:
R. squamata
Binomial name
Rubigula squamata
(Temminck, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Ixidia squamata
  • Ixos squamatus
  • Pycnonotus squamatus
  • Rubigula squamata
  • Ixodia squamata

The scaly-breasted bulbul (Rubigula squamata) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family. It is found from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

The scaly-breasted bulbul was originally described in the genus Ixos and later moved to Pycnonotus. Pycnonotus was found to be polyphyletic in molecular phylogenetic studies and three bulbul species, including the scaly-breasted bulbul, moved to Ixodia. In 2025 AviList merged Ixodia into a more broadly defined Rubigula.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International. (2016). "Ixidia squamata (formerly as: Pycnonotus squamatus)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22712628A94340285. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712628A94340285.en. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Pycnonotus jocosus - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  4. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela C. (eds.). "Family Pycnonotidae". IOC World Bird List. Version 10.2. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Shakya, Subir B.; Sheldon, Frederick H. (2017). "The phylogeny of the world's bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) inferred using a supermatrix approach". Ibis. 159 (3): 498–509. doi:10.1111/ibi.12464. ISSN 0019-1019.