Sunday, July 29, 2012

>>Genus Setornis (Hook-billed Bulbul)

Hook-billed Bulbul



Hook-billed Bulbul
Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Setornis
Lesson, 1839
Species:S. criniger
Binomial name
Setornis criniger
Lesson, 1839
The Hook-billed Bulbul (Setornis criniger) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Setornis. It is found in Brunei,Indonesia, and Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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