Blue-wattled bulbul
| Blue-wattled bulbul | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Microtarsus |
| Species: | M. nieuwenhuisii
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| Binomial name | |
| Microtarsus nieuwenhuisii (Finsch, 1901)
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The blue-wattled bulbul (Microtarsus nieuwenhuisii) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. The specific epithet commemorates Dutch explorer Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis. The bird is endemic to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.