- Hypsipetes parvirostris
Identification
25 cm
Distribution
Africa: found only on the Comoro Islands (highlands of Grand Comoro).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included in Comoro Bulbul.
Habitat
Moist montanes.
Behaviour
Diet
There is little detailed information available, but known to eat fruit and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.10). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grand Comoro Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grand_Comoro_Bulbul