Alophoixus Explained

Alophoixus is a genus of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae found in south-eastern Asia.^[1]

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

Up to 2009, all the extant species of the genus Alophoixus were classified within the genus Criniger. Currently, there are eight species recognized:

Yellow-bellied bulbul (Alophoixus phaeocephalus)
Palawan bulbul (Alophoixus frater)
Grey-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus tephrogenys)
Penan bulbul (Alophoixus ruficrissus)
Brown-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus bres)
White-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus)
Ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus)
Puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus)

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Alophoixus:

Seram golden bulbul (as Alophoixus affinis)^[2]
Northern golden bulbul (as Alophoixus longirostris)^[3]
Sangihe golden bulbul (as Alophoixus platenae)^[4]
Togian golden bulbul (as Alophoixus aureus)^[5]
Halmahera golden bulbul (as Alophoixus chloris)^[6]
Obi golden bulbul (as Alophoixus lucasi)^[7]
Buru golden bulbul (as Alophoixus mystacalis)^[8]
Finsch's bulbul (Alophoixus finschii, now Iole finschii)

Notes and References

Web site: Taxonomy Version 2 « IOC World Bird List. www.worldbirdnames.org. en-US. 2017-05-13.
Web site: Thapsinillas affinis (Seram Golden Bulbul) - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2017-10-17.
Web site: Thapsinillas longirostris (Sula Golden-Bulbul) - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2017-10-17.
Web site: Thapsinillas platenae (Sangihe Golden-Bulbul) - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2017-10-21.
Web site: Thapsinillas aurea (Togian Golden-Bulbul) - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2017-10-21.
Web site: Thapsinillas chloris (Halmahera Golden-Bulbul) - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2017-10-21.
Web site: Thapsinillas lucasi (Obi Golden-Bulbul) - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2017-10-21.
Web site: Thapsinillas mysticalis (Buru Golden Bulbul) - Avibase. avibase.bsc-eoc.org. 2017-10-17.