Striated Bulbul - BirdForum Opus

Photo by James Eaton
Eaglenest WS, Arunachal Pradesh, India. April 2008

Pycnonotus striatus

Identification

21–23 cm (8¼-9 in)

• Greenish-brown cheeks and crown
• Long crest
• Streaks over most of body

Distribution

Subspecies paulus
Photo by robby thai
Doi Ang Khang, Thailand, December 2017

Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal
South Asia: India, Eastern Himalayas, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• P. s. striatus:

Himalayas of Nepal to south-western China, Assam and western Myanmar

• P. s. arctus:

• North East Assam (Mishmi Hills)

• P. s. paulus:

• Myanmar to south-western China, northern Thailand, northern Laos and northern Vietnam

Habitat

A variety of forest types, from broad-leafed evergreen, sem-deciduous montane and moist oak-rhododendron forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of berries and a lot of insects.

Breeding

Their nest is a well constructed cup, made from fine twigs. There is little more information available.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Dec 2017)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Striated Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 July 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Striated_Bulbul

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