The Palawan bulbul or grey-throated bulbul (Alophoixus frater) is a species of songbird in the family Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to Palawan Island in the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical moist montane forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Alophoixus |
| Species: | A. frater
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| Alophoixus frater (Sharpe, 1877)
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Description
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Ebird describes it as "A medium-sized bird of lowland and foothill forest and edge on Palawan and neighboring islands. Yellow below with an olive-green back, brown wings and tail, a gray cheek, and a white throat. Note the fairly stout bill and slightly flattened bushy crest. Somewhat similar to Palawan Babbler, but has a yellow belly, an obvious crest, and dark eyes. Voice consists of three descending high-pitched notes, or else a rattling trill followed by dry staccato notes.[2]
Until 2010, it was considered a subspecies of the grey-cheeked bulbul.[3] The alternate name 'grey-throated bulbul' is also used by the western greenbul.
Diet is unknown. Typically observed alone or in pairs. [4]
Habitat and conservation status
editThe species inhabits tropical moist lowland primary forest and secondary forest up to 1,150 meters above sea level.
It is assesed as least-concern under the IUCN. The whole of Palawan was designated as a Biosphere Reserve; however, protection and enforcement of laws has been difficult and these threats still continue. It occurs in the protected area of Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park.[5]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Alophoixus frater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103821499A113105859. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103821499A113105859.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Gray-throated Bulbul - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ "Species Version 2 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ del Hoyo, Josep; Collar, Nigel; Kirwan, Guy M. (2020). "Gray-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus frater), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.gytbul1.01species_shared.bow.project_name. ISSN 2771-3105.
- ^ IUCN (2016-10-01). Alophoixus frater: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103821499A113105859 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2017-1.rlts.t103821499a113105859.en.
- Oliveros, C.H., and R.G. Moyle. 2010. Origin and diversification of Philippine bulbuls. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54: 822–832.
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