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Photo by jasnjohn.
Photo taken: Taman Rimba, Malaysia.

Alternative name: Asian Red-eyed Bulbul; for African Red-eyed Bulbul see Black-fronted Bulbul

Pycnonotus brunneus

Identification

Size-19cm. Red iris (brown in juvenile) and less contrast between upperparts and underparts. Upperparts dark brown; underparts light brown with deep buff on the abdomen; undertail coverts ochreous buff.

Distribution

Tenasserim, Myanmar through the Malay Peninsula to the Greater Sundas.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Forests, forest edges and plantations.

Behaviour

Commonly observed in small parties along forest trails and in cultivated land at the forest fringes. Gathers in fruiting trees and shrubs with the bulbuls.

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