The Halmahera golden bulbul (Hypsipetes chloris) is a species of passerine bird in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae. It is found in Morotai, Halmahera and Bacan Islands in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
| Halmahera golden bulbul | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Hypsipetes |
| Species: | H. chloris
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypsipetes chloris (Finsch, 1867)
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The Halmahera golden bulbul was formerly considered as conspecific with five other bulbuls, all called the northern golden bulbul before they were all split. This bulbul is now both placed with 24 other species in the genus Hypsipetes that was introduced in 1831 by Nicholas Vigors.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International. (2016). "Thapsinillas chloris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103841956A104140565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103841956A104140565.en. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Bulbuls". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Collar, N.J.; Eaton, J.A.; Hutchinson, R.O. (2013). "Species limits in the Golden Bulbul Alophoixus (Thapsinillas) affinis complex". Forktail. 29: 19–24.
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