The genus
Hypsipetes was introduced in 1831 by the Irish zoologist
Nicholas Aylward Vigors with
Hypsipetes psaroides as the
type species. This taxon is now a subspecies of the
black bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus psaroides. The genus name combines the
Ancient Greek hupsi meaning "high" with
petēs meaning "-flyer".
Species The genus contains 26 species: •
Yellow-browed bulbul (as
Hypsipetes indica or
Hypsipetes indicus) •
Hairy-backed bulbul (as
Hypsipetes criniger) •
Olive bulbul (as
Hypsipetes virescens or
Hypsipetes viridescens) •
Grey-eyed bulbul (as
Hypsipetes propinquus) •
Buff-vented bulbul (as
Hypsipetes olivacea) •
Sulphur-bellied bulbul (as
Hypsipetes palawanensis) •
Nicobar bulbul (as
Hypsipetes nicobariensis,
Hypsipetes virescens, or
Ixocincla virescens) •
Mountain bulbul (as
Hypsipetes mcclellandi or
Hypsipetes mcclellandii) was often included in
Hypsipetes due to an error that was promoted in modern times by the
Sibley taxonomy •
Mountain bulbul (tickelli) (as
Hypsipetes tickelli) was often included in
Hypsipetes due to an error that was promoted in modern times by the
Sibley taxonomy •
Mountain bulbul (holtii) (as
Hypsipetes holtii) was often included in
Hypsipetes due to an error that was promoted in modern times by the
Sibley taxonomy •
Streaked bulbul (as
Hypsipetes malaccensis) •
Sunda bulbul (as
Hypsipetes virescens) was often included in
Hypsipetes due to an error that was promoted in modern times by the
Sibley taxonomy •
Seram golden bulbul (as
Hypsipetes affinis) •
Ashy bulbul (as
Hypsipetes flavalus) •
Chestnut bulbul (as
Hypsipetes castanonotus) •
White-headed bulbul (as
Hypsipetes thompsoni) ==Notes==