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(Redirected from Pycnonotus striatus) Species of songbird

Striated bulbul
In Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim, India
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Alcurus
Blyth, 1843
Species: A. striatus
Binomial name
Alcurus striatus
(Blyth, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Alcurus nipalensis
  • Pycnonotus striatus
  • Criniger striatus
  • Tricophorus striatus

The striated bulbul (Alcurus striatus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Alcurus .

It is found from the eastern Himalayas to northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The striated bulbul was originally described in the genus Tricophorus (a synonym for Criniger) and it was later transferred to Pycnonotus, before its latest reassignment. Alternate names for the striated bulbul include the striated green bulbul and striped bulbul.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:

  • A. s. striatus (Blyth, 1842) – eastern Himalayas, north-eastern India, southern China and western Myanmar
  • A. s. arctus (Ripley, 1948) – Mishmi Hills (north-eastern India)
  • A. s. paulus Bangs & Phillips, JC, 1914 – eastern Myanmar, southern China and northern Indochina

Gallery

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Alcurus striatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712607A94338402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712607A94338402.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Bulbuls". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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Taxon identifiers
Pycnonotus striatus
Alcurus striatus


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