Blue-wattled bulbul
| Blue-wattled bulbul | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Pycnonotus |
| Species: | P. nieuwenhuisii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii (Finsch, 1901) | |
The blue-wattled bulbul (Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii) is a disputed songbird species in the family Pycnonotidae. The specific epithet commemorates Dutch explorer Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis.
The bird is endemic to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The status of this rarely seen bird is not known, primarily because it is not clear whether it is in fact a distinct species, or a natural hybrid between the black-headed bulbul (P. atriceps) and the grey-bellied bulbul (P. cyaniventris) or other Pycnonotus. It may be threatened by habitat loss and no conservations measures are known but it was seen on five occasions in 1992 in Batu Apoi Forest Reserve.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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