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Réunion bulbul

Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pycnonotidae
Genus:	Hypsipetes
Species:	H. borbonicus
Binomial name
*Hypsipetes borbonicus* (Pennant, 1781)

Distribution map
Synonyms
Turdus borbonicus Pennant, 1781 Ixocincla borbonica Blyth, 1845 Anepsia borbonica Reichenow, 1850

The Réunion bulbul (Hypsipetes borbonicus) is a species of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to Réunion.

Taxonomy and systematics

The Réunion bulbul was originally described in the genus Turdus. Formerly, some authorities also considered the Mauritius bulbul to be a subspecies of the Réunion bulbul.^[2] Alternate names for the Réunion bulbul include the Bourbon thrush, olivaceous bulbul, Réunion black bulbul and Réunion merle.

Description

The appearance of the Réunion bulbul is similar to that of the Mauritius bulbul but is slightly smaller with a length of 22 cm. It is ashy gray with a blackish crest and the iris is conspicuously white. The bill and feet have an orange hue.^[3]

Behaviour and ecology

Breeding

The female lays two eggs in a cup-shaped nest during the southern summer.^[3]

Food and feeding

The Réunion bulbul is primarily frugivorous. In February and March, it moves from areas of higher elevation, where it inhabits humid secondary forests, to lower valleys to feed on ripe guavas. Nectar, insects and small lizards enrich its range of food.^[3]

Threats

Although assessed as a species Near Threatened by the IUCN, the Réunion bulbul is no longer a common bird, mainly due to poaching and competition from the introduced red-whiskered bulbul. In the earlier days of the settlement of Réunion it was hunted for food on a large scale, and was considered as tasty as the ortolan bunting (Emberiza hortulana). As late as the 1970s it was hunted excessively. It is also kept as a pet.

References

^ BirdLife International (2017). "Hypsipetes borbonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22713231A118659547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22713231A118659547.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ Staub (1976), Gregory (2000), BLI (2008)
^ ^a ^b ^c Staub (1976)

Gregory, Steven M. (2000): Nomenclature of the Hypsipetes Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae). Forktail 16: 164–166. PDF fulltext
Staub, France (1976), Birds of the Mascarenes and Saint Brandon, Labama House, Port Louis, Mauritius.

Taxon identifiers
Hypsipetes borbonicus	Wikidata: Q1303412 Wikispecies: Hypsipetes borbonicus ADW: Hypsipetes_borbonicus Avibase: E55C03F88214A282 BirdLife: 22713231 BOW: reubul1 CoL: 3P46W eBird: reubul1 GBIF: 5230297 iNaturalist: 14638 IRMNG: 10213308 ITIS: 560555 IUCN: 22713231 NCBI: 289189 Observation.org: 76882 Open Tree of Life: 832756 Xeno-canto: Hypsipetes-borbonicus

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