Hairy-backed bulbul

The hairy-backed bulbul (Tricholestes criniger) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is the sole species contained within the monotypic genus Tricholestes.^[2] It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.^[1]

Hairy-backed bulbul
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Infraorder:	Passerides
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Tricholestes Salvadori, 1874
Species:	T. criniger
Binomial name
Tricholestes criniger (Blyth, 1845)
Synonyms[2]
(Genus) Myiosobus Reichenow, 1891 (Species) Brachypodius criniger Blyth, 1845 Hypsipetes criniger Myiosobus fulvicauda Reichenow, 1891 Trichophorus minutus Hartlaub, 1853

Taxonomy and systematics

The hairy-backed bulbul was originally described in the genus Brachypodius (a synonym for Pycnonotus). Alternatively, some authorities have classified the hairy-backed bulbul in the genera Trichophorus (a synonym for Criniger) and Hypsipetes.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are currently recognized:^[3]

• T. c. criniger - (Blyth, 1845): Found on the Malay Peninsula and eastern Sumatra
• T. c. sericeus - (Blyth, 1865): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Criniger. Found on western Sumatra
• T. c. viridis - (Bonaparte, 1854): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Trichophoropsis (a synonym for Setornis). Found on Borneo

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Tricholestes criniger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713161A94362438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713161A94362438.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Steven M. Gregory (2000). "Nomenclature of the Hypsipetes bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)" (PDF). Forktail. 16: 164–166. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-28.
3. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-06-02.