Obi golden bulbul

The Obi golden bulbul (Hypsipetes lucasi) is a species of passerine bird in the bulbul family Pycnonotidae. It is found in Obi in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Obi golden bulbul
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Hypsipetes
Species:	H. lucasi
Binomial name
Hypsipetes lucasi (Hartert, 1903)

The Obi golden bulbul was formerly considered as conspecific with five other bulbuls, all called the northern golden bulbul before they were all split. This bulbul is now both placed with 24 other species in the genus Hypsipetes that was introduced in 1831 by Nicholas Vigors.^[2][3]