Rubigula
| Rubigula | |
|---|---|
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| Black-crested bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Rubigula Blyth, 1845 |
| Type species | |
| Turdus dispar (ruby-throated bulbul) Horsfield, 1821
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Rubigula is a genus of Asian passerine birds in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae.
Taxonomy[edit]
The genus Rubigula was introduced in 1845 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth.[1] The type species was designated as the ruby-throated bulbul by George Robert Gray in 1855.[2][3] The name combines the Medieval Latin rubinus meaning "ruby" with Latin gula meaning "throat".[4]
This genus was formerly synonymized with the genus Pycnonotus. A molecular phylogenetic study of the bulbul family published in 2017 found that Pycnonotus was polyphyletic.[5] In the revision to the generic classification five species were moved from Pycnonotus to Rubigula.[6]
Species[edit]
It has five species:[6]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
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Rubigula flaviventris | Black-crested bulbul | India, Nepal, Southeast Asia |
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Rubigula gularis | Flame-throated bulbul | Western Ghats from southern Maharashtra and Goa southwards |
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Rubigula melanictera | Black-capped bulbul | Sri Lanka |
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Rubigula dispar | Ruby-throated bulbul | Sumatra, Java, and Bali |
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Rubigula montis | Bornean bulbul | Borneo |
References[edit]
- ^ Blyth, Edward (1845). "Notices and descriptions of various new or little known species of birds (continued)". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 14, Part 2 (164): 546–602 [576].
- ^ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 47.
- ^ Mayr, Ernst; Greenway, James C. Jr, eds. (1960). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 223.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 339. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Shakya, Subir B.; Sheldon, Frederick H. (2017). "The phylogeny of the world's bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) inferred using a supermatrix approach". Ibis. 159 (3): 498–509. doi:10.1111/ibi.12464.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Bulbuls". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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