Sunday, July 29, 2012

>>Genus Tricholestes (Hairy-backed Bulbul)

Hairy-backed Bulbul





Hairy-backed Bulbul
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Pycnonotidae
Genus:Tricholestes
Salvadori, 1874
Species:T. criniger
Binomial name
Tricholestes criniger
(Blyth, 1845)
Synonyms 
Genus:
  • Myiosobus Reichenow, 1891
Species:
  • Brachypodius criniger Blyth, 1845
  • Myiosobus fulvicauda Reichenow, 1891
  • Trichophorus minutus
The Hairy-backed Bulbul (Tricholestes criniger) is a songbird species in the bulbul family(Pycnonotidae). Its genus Tricholestes is monotypic. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia,Malaysia, Burma, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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