Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)

Philippine Bulbul (Ixos philippinus) - HBW 10, p. 234

French: Bulbul des Philippines German: Rotbrustbülbül Spanish: Bulbul Filipino
Other common names: Rufous-breasted Bulbul

Taxonomy: [Turdus] philippinus J. R. Forster, 1795, Luzon, Philippines.
Original name species philippensis invalid, as preoccupied. Often placed in genus Hypsipetes. Often treated as conspecific with I. rufigularis, but is much smaller, and no evidence of intergradation where ranges approach each other. Distribution and validity of races provisional; some are weakly differentiated (e.g. saturatior) and may not warrant recognition, and others possibly represent separate species; thorough review required. Five subspecies provisionally recognized.

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