Reunion Bulbul
Hypsipetes borbonicus (Pennant, 1781)

Taxonomy conform IOC World Bird List

Distribution

• Indian Ocean : Réunion (w Mascarenes)

IUCN

Status

Near Threatened

General

The species has a small range within which habitat loss is occurring. However this is relatively slow and the population is currently considered to be increasing. This is due to conservation actions (a ban of hunting of this species; though some illegal hunting continues), and a lifting of the ban could quickly mean the species qualifies for a threatened category. Therefore, the species is listed as Near Threatened.

Habitat

This species occurs in forested habitats, particularly mixed evergreen forest, though it will occur in native Acacia forest and degraded forest (see Fishpool and Tobias 2017).

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