Northern golden bulbul
| Northern golden bulbul | |
|---|---|
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Alophoixus |
| Species: | A. longirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Alophoixus longirostris (Wallace, 1863) | |
The northern golden bulbul (Alophoixus longirostris) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with the Seram golden bulbul and the Buru golden bulbul.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- Rheindt, F.E., and R.O. Hutchinson. 2007. A photoshot odyssey through the confused avian taxonomy of Seram and Buru (southern Moluccas). BirdingASIA 7: 18-38.
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