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Zamboanga Bulbul
Hypsipetes rufigularis Sharpe, 1877
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Zamboanga bulbul (Hypsipetes rufigularis) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests of Basilan and the Zamboanga Peninsula. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Zamboanga bulbul; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:49:35.008983+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypsipetes rufigularis Sharpe, 1877
- Name authority
- Sharpe, 1877
- Common name
- Zamboanga 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 rufigularis Sharpe, 1877
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 |
| Seychelles BulbulHypsipetes crassirostris E. Newton, 1867 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ixos rufigularis (Sharpe, 1877) (Sharpe, 1877) | synonym |
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.
- Sharpe, & Bowdler, R. (1877). On the birds collected by Professor J. B. Steere in the Philippine Archipelago. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. Ser. 2. Vol. 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.
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:3P47C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.