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Hypsipetes is a genus of bulbuls, songbirds in the family Pycnonotidae. Most of its species occur in tropical forests around the Indian Ocean. But while the genus is quite diverse in the Madagascar region at the western end of its range it does not reach the African mainland.
The square-tailed bulbul (Hypsipetes ganeesa) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-western India and Sri Lanka. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It was previously classified as a subspecies of the black bulbul.
The mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is often placed in Hypsipetes, but seems to be closer to the type species of the genus Ixos, the Sunda bulbul. [1] [2] It is found in Southeast Asia and is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. [1]
It is the type species of the genus Hypsipetes, established by Nicholas Aylward Vigors in the early 1830s. [2] There are a number of subspecies , mostly varying in the shade of the body plumage which ranges from grey to black, and some also occur in white-headed morphs , as also suggested by its specific epithet leucocephalus , literally "white ...
The brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) is a medium-sized bulbul native to eastern Asia. It is extremely common within the northern parts of its range and can be found from southern Karafuto to the northern Philippines.
The Tablas bulbul (Hypsipetes siquijorensis cinereiceps) also known as the Romblon bulbul or the Tablas streak-breasted bulbul is a subspecies of the streak-breasted bulbul. It is endemic to the Philippines found only on the islands of Romblon and Tablas Island where its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest .
The other two sub-species have much lighter colored appearances and no spiky crown. [4] A stuffed specimen of the nominate subspecies from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center. The streak-breasted bulbul was originally described in the genus Iole and later placed in the genus Ixos before being re-classified to the genus Hypsipetes in 2010. [5]
The Seram golden bulbul (Hypsipetes affinis) is a species of songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to the Moluccas. Until recently, it was considered conspecific with the northern golden bulbul and the Buru golden bulbul. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.