Scaly-breasted bulbul

The scaly-breasted bulbul (Ixodia squamata) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family.^[1][2] It is found from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Scaly-breasted bulbul
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Ixodia
Species:	I. squamata
Binomial name
Ixodia squamata (Temminck, 1828)
Synonyms
Ixidia squamata Ixos squamatus Pycnonotus squamatus Rubigula squamata

Taxonomy and systematics

The scaly-breasted bulbul was originally described in the genus Ixos and later moved to Pycnonotus.^[3] Pycnonotus was found to be polyphyletic in recent molecular phylogenetic studies and three bulbul species, including the scaly-breasted bulbul, moved to Ixodia.^[2][4] Some authorities use Ixidia for the genus name because Ixodia was thought to be preoccupied.^[1][2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:^[2]

• I. s. webberi - (Hume, 1879): originally described as a separate species. Found on the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
• I. s. squamatus - (Temminck, 1828): found on Java
• I. s. borneensis - Chasen, 1941: found on Borneo