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Yellow-wattled bulbul

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Yellow-wattled bulbul
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Passerides
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Poliolophus
Sharpe, 1877
Species:
P. urostictus
Binomial name
Poliolophus urostictus
(Salvadori, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Brachypus urostictus
  • Pycnonotus urostictus
  • Brachypodius urostictus

The yellow-wattled bulbul (Poliolophus urostictus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds.[1][2] It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests and forest edge

Description and taxonomy

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EBird describes the bird as "A medium-sized bird of lowland and foothill forest. Dark brown above with a grayish brown head with a slight crest, a warmer brown chest and sides, a white center of the belly, white under the base of the tail, and white tips to the undertail. Note the prominent yellow eye-ring. Somewhat similar to Zamboanga and Philippine Bulbuls, but Yellow-wattled has a crest and an obvious yellow eye-ring. Song consists of a short, rather tuneless whistled melody, often finishing higher."[3] 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

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Five subspecies are recognized:[2]

Habitat and conservation status

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Its natural habitats at tropical moist lowland secondary forest and forest edge up to 1,000 meters above sea level, it tends to avoid more intact primary forest[4]

The IUCN Red List has assessed this bird as least-concern species as it has a wide range and seems to be able to persist and even thrive in degraded habitats. [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Poliolophus urostictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712710A94344535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712710A94344535.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Family Pycnonotidae". IOC World Bird List. Version 10.2. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Yellow-wattled Bulbul - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  4. ^ Fishpool, Lincoln; Tobias, Joseph A. (2023). "Yellow-wattled Bulbul (Microtarsus urostictus), version 1.1". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.yewbul1.01.1species_shared.bow.project_name. ISSN 2771-3105.
  5. ^ IUCN (2016-10-01). Poliolophus urostictus: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22712710A94344535 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2016-3.rlts.t22712710a94344535.en.