Monday, July 30, 2012

>Alophoixus finschii (Finsch's Bulbul)

Finsch's Bulbul


Finsch's Bulbul
Finsch's Bulbul (left) by John Gerrard Keulemans
Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Alophoixus
Species:A. finschii
Binomial name
Alophoixus finschii
(Salvadori, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Criniger finschi
Finsch's Bulbul (Alophoixus finschii) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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