Aceh bulbul

Aceh bulbul
preserved specimen
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Pycnonotus
Species:	P. snouckaerti
Binomial name
Pycnonotus snouckaerti Siebers, 1928
Synonyms
Pycnonotus bimaculatus snouckaerti

The Aceh bulbul (Pycnonotus snouckaerti) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds.[2] It is found in the mountains of north-western Sumatra and is endemic to the island. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest.

Taxonomy and systematics

The Aceh bulbul was formerly considered as a subspecies of the orange-spotted bulbul until split by the IOC in 2016.[3] Most other authorities have not yet recognized this split.[4]

References

1. BirdLife International (2020). "Pycnonotus snouckaerti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T103831996A175700852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T103831996A175700852.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. "Bulbuls « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
3. "Species Updates « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Archived from the original on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
4. "Pycnonotus snouckaerti - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-03-29.