Aceh bulbul

The Aceh bulbul (Pycnonotus snouckaerti) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds.^[2] It is found in the mountains of north-western Sumatra and is endemic to the island. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest.

Aceh bulbul
preserved specimen
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Pycnonotus
Species:	P. snouckaerti
Binomial name
Pycnonotus snouckaerti Siebers, 1928
Synonyms
Pycnonotus bimaculatus snouckaerti

Taxonomy and systematics

The Aceh bulbul was formerly considered as a subspecies of the orange-spotted bulbul until split by the IOC in 2016.^[3] Most other authorities have not yet recognized this split.^[4]