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Mauritius Bulbul

Hypsipetes olivaceus Jardine & Selby, 1837

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hypsipetes olivaceus Jardine & Selby, 1837
Name authority
Jardine & Selby, 1837
Common name
Mauritius 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyPycnonotidae G. R. Gray, 1840
  11. genusHypsipetes Vigors, 1831
  12. speciesHypsipetes olivaceus Jardine & Selby, 1837

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hypsipetes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Reunion BulbulHypsipetes borbonicus (Pennant in J. R. Forster, 1781)PycnonotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Seychelles BulbulHypsipetes crassirostris E. Newton, 1867PycnonotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)PycnonotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Malagasy BulbulHypsipetes madagascariensis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)PycnonotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Mindoro BulbulHypsipetes mindorensis (Steere, 1890)PycnonotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nicobar BulbulHypsipetes nicobariensis F. Moore, 1854PycnonotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Philippine BulbulHypsipetes philippinus (J. R. Forster, 1795)PycnonotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Streak-breasted BulbulHypsipetes siquijorensis (Steere, 1890)PycnonotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-headed BulbulHypsipetes thompsoni (Bingham, 1900)PycnonotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Seram Golden BulbulHypsipetes affinis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)PycnonotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Togian Golden BulbulHypsipetes aureus (Walden, 1872)PycnonotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Camiguin BulbulHypsipetes catarmanensis Rand & Rabor, 1969PycnonotidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Hypsipetes borbonicus olivaceus Jardine & Selby, 1837 Jardine & Selby, 1837synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Southern Asia

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.

  1. Jardine, William, & and Prideaux John Selby. (1837). Illustrations of Ornithology, Vol. 4, Part 1. 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:3P479. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.