Alophoixus

Alophoixus is a genus of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae found in south-eastern Asia.

Extant species
Up to 2009, all the extant species of the genus Alophoixus were classified within the genus Criniger. Currently, there are eight species recognized:


 * Yellow-bellied bulbul (Alophoixus phaeocephalus)
 * Palawan bulbul (Alophoixus frater)
 * Grey-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus tephrogenys)
 * Penan bulbul (Alophoixus ruficrissus)
 * Brown-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus bres)
 * White-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus)
 * Ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus)
 * Puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus)

Former species
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Alophoixus:
 * Seram golden bulbul (as Alophoixus affinis)
 * Northern golden bulbul (as Alophoixus longirostris)
 * Sangihe golden bulbul (as Alophoixus platenae)
 * Togian golden bulbul (as Alophoixus aureus)
 * Halmahera golden bulbul (as Alophoixus chloris)
 * Obi golden bulbul (as Alophoixus lucasi)
 * Buru golden bulbul (as Alophoixus mystacalis)
 * Finsch's bulbul (Alophoixus finschii, now Iole finschii)