- Pycnonotus melanicterus
Identification
From Black headed bulbul by long erectile crest,yellow iris and square-cut tail.Upperparts darl olive-yellow,underparts bright yellow;head(including chin,throat and neck) Black. Photo taken: Frasers' Hill, W. Malaysia
Distribution
India and southern China through S.E.Asia and the Greater Sundas.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests and forests edges.
Behaviour
Frequents the lower and middle storey,Often seen in small parties in fruiting trees and shrubs with other bulbuls.Usually deliveries its slurred song from low branchs or bamboo groves and at hill stations,from telephone wires.