NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Seychelles Bulbul
Hypsipetes crassirostris E. Newton, 1867
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Seychelles bulbul (Hypsipetes crassirostris) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a common endemic species of the Seychelles, breeding on Mahé, Praslin, La Digue and Silhouette as well as some smaller islands.
Wikipedia contributors, Seychelles bulbul; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:36:17.784655+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypsipetes crassirostris E. Newton, 1867
- Name authority
- E. Newton, 1867
- Common name
- Seychelles Bulbul
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pycnonotidae
- Genus
- Hypsipetes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPycnonotidae G. R. Gray, 1840
- genusHypsipetes Vigors, 1831
- speciesHypsipetes crassirostris E. Newton, 1867
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hypsipetes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Reunion BulbulHypsipetes borbonicus (Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mindoro BulbulHypsipetes mindorensis (Steere, 1890) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nicobar BulbulHypsipetes nicobariensis F. Moore, 1854 | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinus (J. R. Forster, 1795) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streak-breasted BulbulHypsipetes siquijorensis (Steere, 1890) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-headed BulbulHypsipetes thompsoni (Bingham, 1900) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Seram Golden BulbulHypsipetes affinis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Togian Golden BulbulHypsipetes aureus (Walden, 1872) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Camiguin BulbulHypsipetes catarmanensis Rand & Rabor, 1969 | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Banggai Golden BulbulHypsipetes harterti (Stresemann, 1912) | PycnonotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Newton, & Edward. (1867). On the Land-Birds of the Seychelles Archipelago. The Ibis, Vol. 3, No. 11. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3P46X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.