| Rubigula | |
|---|---|
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| Black-crested bulbul (Rubigula flaviventris) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Rubigula Blyth, 1845 |
| Type species | |
| Turdus dispar (ruby-throated bulbul) Horsfield, 1821 | |
| Synonyms | |
IxodiaBlyth, 1845 | |
Rubigula is agenus of Asianpasserine birds in the bulbul family,Pycnonotidae.
The genusRubigula was introduced in 1845 by the English zoologistEdward Blyth.[1] Thetype species was designated as theruby-throated bulbul byGeorge Robert Gray in 1855.[2][3] The name combines theMedieval Latinrubinus meaning "ruby" withLatingula meaning "throat".[4]
This genus was formerlysynonymized with the genusPycnonotus. Amolecular phylogenetic study of thebulbul family published in 2017 found thatPycnonotus waspolyphyletic.[5] In the revision to the generic classification five species were moved fromPycnonotus toRubigula.[6] In 2025AviList merged the genusIxodia into a more broadly definedRubigula.[7]
The genus contains eight species:[7]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Spectacled bulbul | Rubigula erythropthalmos | Malay Peninsula,Sumatra and satellites, andBorneo |
 | Grey-bellied bulbul | Rubigula cyaniventris | Malay Peninsula,Sumatra andBorneo |
 | Scaly-breasted bulbul | Rubigula squamata | Malay Peninsula toBorneo |
 | Black-crested bulbul | Rubigula flaviventris | north, northeast India to Southeast Asia |
.jpg) | Flame-throated bulbul | Rubigula gularis | hills of southwestern India (westernMysore toKerala andTamil Nadu) |
.jpg) | Black-capped bulbul | Rubigula melanictera | Sri Lanka |
 | Ruby-throated bulbul | Rubigula dispar | Sumatra,Java, andBali |
 | Bornean bulbul | Rubigula montis | highlands of northernBorneo |
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