| Hook-billed bulbul | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Setornis Lesson, 1839 |
| Species: | S. criniger |
| Binomial name | |
| Setornis criniger Lesson, 1839 | |
 | |
| Synonyms | |
(Genus)
| |
Thehook-billed bulbul (Setornis criniger) is a species ofsongbird in thebulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in easternSumatra andBorneo, where its naturalhabitats aresubtropical or tropical moist lowland forest andsubtropical ortropicalswamps. It is threatened byhabitat loss.[1] Alternate names for the hook-billed bulbul include thelong hook-billed bulbul andlong-billed bulbul.
While currentlymonotypic within the genusSetornis,[2] originally the genus contained thehairy-backed bulbul (nowTricholestes criniger viridis).[3]
 | ThisPycnonotidae-related article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
