- Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii
Brachypodius nieuwenhuisii
Identification
18 cm (7 in)
- Blackish head
- Greenish-olive wash over cheeks and forehead
- Olive-green mantle
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in Indochina, Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Brunei and Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. n. inexspectatus:
- P. n. nieuwenhuisii:
- Known from a 1901 specimen from north-eastern Borneo
Habitat
Very little is known. One bird in Sumatra was seen at at 700 m in low shrubbery on a river island.
Behaviour
Diet
Again little detail. Seen foraging with both Black and White Bulbul and Black-headed Bulbul
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-wattled Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-wattled_Bulbul