The Malagasy bulbul (Hypsipetes madagascariensis) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on Madagascar and other regional islands in the south-western Indian Ocean.
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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. madagascariensis
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| Hypsipetes madagascariensis (Statius Müller, 1776)
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Taxonomy and systematics edit
The Malagasy bulbul was originally described in the genus Turdus. Alternative names for the Malagasy bulbul include the black bulbul, Madagascar black bulbul, and Madagascar bulbul. The alternate name 'black bulbul' should not be confused with the species of the same name, Hypsipetes leucocephalus, with which it was formerly considered as conspecific.
Subspecies edit
Three subspecies are currently recognized:[2]
- H. m. madagascariensis - (Statius Müller, 1776): Found on Madagascar and the Comoro Islands
- H. m. grotei - (Friedmann, 1929): Found on the Glorioso Islands
- H. m. rostratus - (Ridgway, 1893): Found on Aldabra atoll
Gallery edit
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Hypsipetes madagascariensis in the Anjajavy Forest -
Egg of Hypsipetes madagascariensis MHNT
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hypsipetes madagascariensis.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Hypsipetes madagascariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22713213A131969249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22713213A131969249.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Bulbuls". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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