Palawan bulbul
| Palawan bulbul | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Alophoixus |
| Species: | A. frater |
| Binomial name | |
| Alophoixus frater (Sharpe, 1877) | |
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The Palawan bulbul or grey-throated bulbul (Alophoixus frater) is a species of songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to Palawan Island in the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical moist montane forests.
Description
Until 2010, it was considered a subspecies of the grey-cheeked bulbul.[2] The alternate name 'grey-throated bulbul' is also used by the western greenbul.
Ecology and behavior
No published information on its diet but has been observed and photographed feeding on fruit and berries Typically observed alone or in pairs.
Birds collected in breeding condition with enlarged gonads in April to June. Nest and eggs are undescribed.[3]
Habitat and conservation status
The species inhabits tropical moist lowland primary forest and secondary forest up to 1,150 meters above sea level.
It is assessed as least-concern under the IUCN. The whole of Palawan was designated as a Biosphere Reserve; however, protection and enforcement of laws has been difficult and these threats still continue. It occurs in the protected area of Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park.[4]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Alophoixus frater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T103821499A113105859. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103821499A113105859.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Species Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ↑ del Hoyo, Josep; Collar, Nigel; Kirwan, Guy M. (2020). "Gray-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus frater), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.gytbul1.01. ISSN 2771-3105.
- ↑ IUCN (2016-10-01). Alophoixus frater: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103821499A113105859 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2017-1.rlts.t103821499a113105859.en.
- Oliveros, C.H., and R.G. Moyle. 2010. Origin and diversification of Philippine bulbuls. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54: 822–832.