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Charlotte's bulbul

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Charlotte's bulbul
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I. charlottae
Binomial name
Iole charlottae
(Finsch, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Criniger charlottae
  • Hypsipetes charlottae perplexa
  • Hypsipetes charlottae perplexus
  • Hypsipetes olivacea perplexa
  • Iole charlottae perplexa
  • Iole olivacea perplexa
  • Microscelis charlottae perplexa

Charlotte's bulbul (Iole charlottae) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on Borneo in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

Charlotte's bulbul was originally described in the genus Criniger. It was split from the buff-vented bulbul by the IOC in 2017.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Species Updates « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-06-05.