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Hylocitrea

Hylocitrea bonensis (A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1894)

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The hylocitrea (Hylocitrea bonensis) is a species in the family Hylocitreidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 27.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Hylocitrea (Hylocitrea bonensis)
Photo: Bruno Geisler · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hylocitrea

Weight
27.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hylocitrea live?

Not recorded

What is the hylocitrea?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The hylocitrea (Hylocitrea bonensis), also known as the yellow-flanked whistler or olive-flanked whistler, is a species of bird endemic to montane forests on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. It is monotypic within the genus Hylocitrea. It was traditionally considered a member of the family Pachycephalidae, but recent genetic evidence suggests it should be placed in a monotypic family of its own, Hylocitreidae, related to the waxwings in the family Bombycillidae, the hypocolius in the family Hypocoliidae, the palmchat in the family Dulidae, the silky-flycatchers in the family Ptiliogonatidae, and the now-extinct Hawaiian family Mohoidae (Hawaiian honeyeaters). Some earlier authors took a broader view of this group, treating them as subfamilies in a wider family Bombycillidae, but they are now considered sufficiently diverse and ancient to be classified as a superfamily Bombycilloidea comprising these several families. Within the group, Hylocitrea was found to be a sister group to a clade containing the hypocolius (Hypocoliidae) and the extinct Mohoidae, with the clade containing all three being a sister group to the silky-flycatchers (Ptiliogonatidae). The divergences forming these families occurred in the early Miocene, about 20-23 million years ago.

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Is the hylocitrea endangered?

The hylocitrea is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the hylocitrea classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyHylocitreidae
  6. genusHylocitrea
  7. SpeciesHylocitrea bonensis (A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1894)

Synonyms Pachycephala bonensis

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Northern HylocitreaEnglish
  • Olive-flanked whistlerEnglish
  • Yellow-flanked whistlerEnglish
  • ويسلر أصفر الخاصرةArabic
  • xiuladora de flancs grocsCatalan
  • pištec žlutobokýCzech
  • chwibanwr ystlysfelynWelsh
  • SulawesifløjterDanish
  • CelebeswaldpfeiferGerman
  • Olivflanken-DickkopfGerman
  • OlivflankendickkopfGerman
  • SulawesiwaldpfeiferGerman
  • celebesa hilocitreoEsperanto
  • Silbador de los BoneSpanish
  • Silbador FlanquiamarilloSpanish
  • hedelmäviheltäjäFinnish
  • Siffleur à flancs jaunesFrench
  • Hylocitrin à flancs jaunesFrench
  • sulaveška zviždavkaCroatian
  • Kancilan buahIndonesian
  • IlocitreaItalian
  • Capogrosso golafulvaItalian
  • Zufolatore dai fianchi gialliItalian
  • Zufolatore fianchiolivaItalian
  • ミドリモズヒタキJapanese
  • geltonšonis švilpikasLithuanian
  • BessendikkopDutch
  • sulawesiplystrerNorwegian
  • jagodówkaPolish
  • jagodówka (szaropierśna)Polish
  • sibilante-de-bonePortuguese
  • assobiadeira-da-celebesPortuguese
  • ХилоцитреяRussian
  • Целебесская толстоголовкаRussian
  • celebeska horskáSlovak
  • HilocitrejaSerbian
  • Sulawesi Orman IslıkçısıTurkish
  • флетовкаUkrainian
  • товстодзьобка целебеськаUkrainian
  • 林啸鹟Chinese
  • 橙脇嘯鶇〔山林嘯鶇〕Chinese

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Relatives of the hylocitrea

Other species in the same order Passeriformes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the hylocitrea?

An adult hylocitrea weighs 27.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hylocitrea endangered?

The hylocitrea is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the hylocitrea?

The hylocitrea (Hylocitrea bonensis) belongs to the family Hylocitreidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{hylocitrea_2026,
  title = {Hylocitrea (Hylocitrea bonensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hylocitrea},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}