Yellow-wattled Bulbul (Poliolophus urostictus)
About the Yellow-wattled Bulbul
The yellow-wattled bulbul (Microtarsus urostictus) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests and forest edge. The yellow-wattled bulbul was described by Tommaso Salvadori in 1870. In common with the blue-wattled bulbul, it is alternately referred to as simply the wattled bulbul. Five subspecies are recognized: M. u. urostictus - (Salvadori, 1870): Found on central and southern Luzon, Catanduanes and Polillo Island M. u. ilokensis - (Rand & Rabor, 1967): Found on northern Luzon; darker underparts with a larger bill M. u. atricaudatus - (Parkes, 1967): Found on Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Bohol Negros and Panaon Island; darker tail featjhers but also with more extensive white tail tips
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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.