Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)

Mauritius Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus) - HBW 10, p. 243

French: Bulbul de Maurice German: Mauritiusbülbül Spanish: Bulbul de Mauricio
Other common names: Mauritius Bulbul, Mauritius Merle

Taxonomy: H[ypsipetes]. olivacea Jardine and Selby, 1837, Mauritius.
Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with all other members of genus, and in the past all have been treated as conspecific. Was often thought to be conspecific with H. borbonicus, but differs in behaviour, voice and eye colour; treatment as a separate species supported by recent molecular studies, which also indicate that it is sister to H. madagascariensis. Monotypic.

Distribution: SW, C & SE Mauritius.