Alophoixus is a genus of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae found in south-eastern Asia.[2]
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| White-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Alophoixus Oates, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Ixos phaeocephalus[1] Hartlaub, 1844
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Taxonomy and systematics
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| Evolutionary relationships based on Fuchs et al., 2018.[3] |
Extant species
editUp to 2009, all the extant species of the genus Alophoixus were classified within the genus Criniger. Currently, there are eight species recognized:[4]
- Yellow-bellied bulbul (Alophoixus phaeocephalus)
- Palawan bulbul (Alophoixus frater)
- Grey-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus tephrogenys)
- Penan bulbul (Alophoixus ruficrissus)
- Brown-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus bres)
- White-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus)
- Ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus)
- Puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus)
Former species
editFormerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Alophoixus:
- Seram golden bulbul (as Alophoixus affinis)[5]
- Northern golden bulbul (as Alophoixus longirostris)[6]
- Sangihe golden bulbul (as Alophoixus platenae)[7]
- Togian golden bulbul (as Alophoixus aureus)[8]
- Halmahera golden bulbul (as Alophoixus chloris)[9]
- Obi golden bulbul (as Alophoixus lucasi)[10]
- Buru golden bulbul (as Alophoixus mystacalis)[11]
- Finsch's bulbul (Alophoixus finschii, now Iole finschii)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Pycnonotidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ "Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ^ Fuchs, Jérôme; Pasquet, Eric; Stuart, Bryan L; Woxvold, Iain A; Duckworth, J. W; Bowie, Rauri C. K (2018). "Phylogenetic affinities of the enigmatic Bare-faced Bulbul Pycnonotus hualon with description of a new genus". Ibis. 160 (3): 659. doi:10.1111/ibi.12580.
- ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Family Pycnonotidae". IOC World Bird List. Version 10.2. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Thapsinillas affinis (Seram Golden Bulbul) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ "Thapsinillas longirostris (Sula Golden-Bulbul) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ "Thapsinillas platenae (Sangihe Golden-Bulbul) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ^ "Thapsinillas aurea (Togian Golden-Bulbul) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ^ "Thapsinillas chloris (Halmahera Golden-Bulbul) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ^ "Thapsinillas lucasi (Obi Golden-Bulbul) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ^ "Thapsinillas mysticalis (Buru Golden Bulbul) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
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