Moheli bulbul
| Moheli bulbul | |
|---|---|
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Hypsipetes |
| Species: | H. moheliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypsipetes moheliensis (Benson, 1960) | |
The Moheli bulbul (Hypsipetes moheliensis) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is endemic to Moheli Island in the Comoros. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Grand Comoro bulbul.
References
- Benson, C.W. 1960. The birds of the Comoro Islands: results of the British Ornithologists' Union centenary expedition. Ibis 103b: 5-106
- Warren, B.H., E. Bermingham, R.P. Prŷs-Jones, and C. Thebaud. 2005. Tracking island colonization history and phenotypic shifts in Indian Ocean bulbuls
(Hypsipetes: Pycnonotidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 85: 271–287
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