| Blue-wattled bulbul | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Brachypodius |
| Species: | B. nieuwenhuisii |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachypodius nieuwenhuisii | |
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Theblue-wattled bulbul (Brachypodius nieuwenhuisii) is aspecies ofsongbird in thebulbulfamily ofpasserinebirds.[3] The specific epithet commemorates Dutch explorerAnton Willem Nieuwenhuis. The bird is endemic to the islands ofBorneo andSumatra. Its naturalhabitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowlandforests.
The status of this rarely seen bird is not known, primarily because it is not clear whether it is in fact a distinct species, or a naturalhybrid between theblack-headed bulbul and thegrey-bellied bulbul or other closely related bulbuls. Alternate names for the blue-wattled bulbul include theMalaysian wattled bulbul,Nieuwenhuis's bulbul and thewattled bulbul.
Twosubspecies are recognized:[3]
It may be threatened byhabitat loss but is only known from two specimens collected in 1900 and 1937, and few observations. Five sightings of the blue-wattled bulbul were recorded inBatu Apoi Forest Reserve in 1992.[4]
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