The Penan bulbul (Alophoixus ruficrissus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found Borneo. It is usually found in the mid-storey of broad-leaved evergreen and rainforests up to 1500 metres elevation.

Penan bulbul
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Passerides
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Alophoixus
Species:
A. ruficrissus
Binomial name
Alophoixus ruficrissus
(Sharpe, 1879)

Subspecies edit

Three subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • A. r. fowleri - (Amadon & Harrisson, 1957): Found in montane areas of Borneo, except Sabah
  • A. r. meratusensis - Shakya et al., 2020: Found in mountains of south-eastern Borneo (Kalimantan)
  • A. r. ruficrissus - (Sharpe, 1879): Found in mountains of north-eastern Borneo (Sabah)

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Alophoixus ruficrissus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103821125A113104434. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103821125A113104434.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-14.