Alophoixus is a genus of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae found in south-eastern Asia.
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: Image Common name Scientific name 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) Northern golden bulbul (as Alophoixus longirostris) Sangihe golden bulbul (as Alophoixus platenae) Togian golden bulbul (as Alophoixus aureus) Halmahera golden bulbul (as Alophoixus chloris) Obi golden bulbul (as Alophoixus lucasi) Buru golden bulbul (as Alophoixus mystacalis) Finsch's bulbul (Alophoixus finschii, now Iole finschii)
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