Philippine Bulbul (Hypsipetes philippinus)
About the Philippine Bulbul
The Philippine bulbul (Hypsipetes philippinus) is a songbird species in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest. The Philippine bulbul was originally described in the genus Turdus and later placed in the genus Ixos. In 2010, it was re-classified to the genus Hypsipetes as it is very closely related to the type species of that genus, the black bulbul. Until 2010, the Mindoro bulbul, Visayan bulbul and Zamboanga bulbul were all considered as subspecies of the Philippine bulbul. The Philippine bulbul differs from the rest with its lighter plummage, smaller bill and different call. Three subspecies are currently recognized: Hypsipetes philippinus parkesi - (du Pont, 1980): Found on Burias
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 93 recordings for this species: 57 CC BY-NC-SA · 36 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalusrecording
- Northern Golden BulbulHypsipetes longirostrisrecording
- Visayan BulbulHypsipetes guimarasensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.