Reunion Bulbul (Hypsipetes borbonicus) [XC203412]
by Cedric Mroczko from Saint-Philippe, Saint Pierre, France (call)
Reunion Bulbul (Hypsipetes borbonicus) [XC472158]
by Cedric Mroczko from B\u00e9bour, Saint-Beno\u00eet, France (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Hypsipetes borbonicus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Reunion Bulbul (Hypsipetes borbonicus) and Mauritius Bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus) following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).
Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with all other members of genus, and in the past all have been treated as conspecific. Was often thought to be conspecific with Mauritius Bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus), but differs in behaviour, voice and eye colour. Treatment as a separate species supported by recent molecular studies.