Hemixos castanonotus Swinhoe, 1870 is a animal in the Pycnonotidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hemixos castanonotus Swinhoe, 1870

Hemixos castanonotus Swinhoe, 1870

Hemixos castanonotus, the chestnut bulbul, is a songbird of the bulbul family found in southern China and northern Vietnam.

Family
Genus
Hemixos
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Hemixos castanonotus Swinhoe, 1870

The chestnut bulbul, also called the chestnut-backed bulbul, has the scientific name Hemixos castanonotus. It is a songbird that belongs to the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. Robert Swinhoe first described this species in 1870. This bird can be found in southern China and northern Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and it primarily lives in the forest canopy.

Photo: (c) Christian Artuso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Christian Artuso · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Pycnonotidae Hemixos

More from Pycnonotidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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