Scaly-breasted bulbul

Scaly-breasted bulbul
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Ixodia
Species:	I. squamata
Binomial name
Ixodia squamata (Temminck, 1828)
Synonyms
Ixidia squamata Ixos squamatus Pycnonotus squamatus Rubigula squamata

The scaly-breasted bulbul (Ixodia squamata) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family.^[1][2] It is found from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomy and systematics

The scaly-breasted bulbul was originally described in the genus Ixos and later moved to Pycnonotus.^[3] Pycnonotus was found to be polyphyletic in recent molecular phylogenetic studies and three bulbul species, including the scaly-breasted bulbul, moved to Ixodia.^[2][4] Some authorities use Ixidia for the genus name because Ixodia was thought to be preoccupied.^[1][2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:^[2]

• I. s. webberi - (Hume, 1879): originally described as a separate species. Found on the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
• I. s. squamatus - (Temminck, 1828): found on Java
• I. s. borneensis - Chasen, 1941: found on Borneo

References

1. BirdLife International. (2016). "Ixidia squamata (formerly as: Pycnonotus squamatus)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712628A94340285. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712628A94340285.en. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
2. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (eds.). "Family Pycnonotidae". IOC World Bird List. Version 10.2. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
3. "Pycnonotus jocosus - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
4. Shakya, Subir B.; Sheldon, Frederick H. (2017). "The phylogeny of the world's bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) inferred using a supermatrix approach". Ibis. 159 (3): 498–509. doi:10.1111/ibi.12464. ISSN 0019-1019.