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− | + | [[Image:mountain_bulbul_2_alok.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}} <br />Sat Tal forest edge, Alt. 5200 ft., Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], 15 November 2019]] | |
− | [[Image: | + | ;[[:Category:Ixos|Ixos]] mcclellandii |
+ | ''Hypsipetes mcclellandi'' | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | Stocky appearance.Fine whitish streaks on brown crown and greyish brown throat and breast | + | 21–24 cm (8¼-9½ in)<br /> |
− | Photo | + | Stocky appearance. Fine whitish streaks on brown crown and greyish brown throat and breast is diagnostic. <br /> |
+ | Mantle, wings and tail rich olive yellow; belly whitish; undertail [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] yellowish.<br />Crown feathers sometimes raised in short shaggy crest. | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Image:Mountain_Bulbul.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''I. m. peracensis''<br />Photo © by {{user|Peter+Ericsson|Peter Ericsson}} <br />Fraser's Hill, [[Malaysia]], 8 August 2006]] | ||
− | + | [[Himalayas]], southern [[China]], south-east [[Asia]] and the [[Malay Peninsula]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | Sometimes also placed in genus [[:Category:Hypsipetes|Hypsipetes]] | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 9 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''I. m. mcclellandii'': Eastern [[Himalayas]] (western Uttar Pradesh to eastern Assam) | ||
+ | *''I. m. ventralis'': SW Burma (Chin Hills and Arakan Yoma Mts.) | ||
+ | *''I. m. tickelli'': Eastern [[Burma]] (northern Shan States) to north-westerb [[Thailand]] | ||
+ | *''I. m. similis'': North-eastern [[Burma]] (Kachin) to south-western [[China]] (Yunnan) and northern [[Indochina]] | ||
+ | *''I. m. holtii'': Southern [[China]] (Sichuan to Fujian and Guangdong) | ||
+ | *''I. m. loquax'': Northern and eastern [[Thailand]] to southern [[Laos]] (Bolavens Plateau) | ||
+ | *''I. m. griseiventer'': Southern [[Vietnam]] (Langbian Plateau) | ||
+ | *''I. m. canescens'': South-eastern [[Thailand]] (Khao Kuap region) | ||
+ | *''I. m. peracensis'': Peninsular [[Thailand]] to northern [[Malaysia]] (Selangor and Pahang) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Broad-leafed evergreen forests, also oak, rhododendron and pine forests and forest edges. Usually staying up in the canopy. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Rather sluggish. Usually in loose parties of up to five.Usually keeps to leafy cover but will sometimes perch in the open. Tame and confiding. | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Feeds in fruiting trees and shrubs together with other birds. Often obtains berries by hovering clumsily below strands of them. They also eat insects. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#BF Member observations | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{GSearch|"Ixos mcclellandii" {{!}} "Hypsipetes mcclellandi" {{!}} "Mountain Bulbul"}} | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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+ | <br /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:17, 1 April 2024
- Ixos mcclellandii
Hypsipetes mcclellandi
Identification
21–24 cm (8¼-9½ in)
Stocky appearance. Fine whitish streaks on brown crown and greyish brown throat and breast is diagnostic.
Mantle, wings and tail rich olive yellow; belly whitish; undertail coverts yellowish.
Crown feathers sometimes raised in short shaggy crest.
Distribution
Himalayas, southern China, south-east Asia and the Malay Peninsula.
Taxonomy
Sometimes also placed in genus Hypsipetes
Subspecies
There are 9 subspecies[1]:
- I. m. mcclellandii: Eastern Himalayas (western Uttar Pradesh to eastern Assam)
- I. m. ventralis: SW Burma (Chin Hills and Arakan Yoma Mts.)
- I. m. tickelli: Eastern Burma (northern Shan States) to north-westerb Thailand
- I. m. similis: North-eastern Burma (Kachin) to south-western China (Yunnan) and northern Indochina
- I. m. holtii: Southern China (Sichuan to Fujian and Guangdong)
- I. m. loquax: Northern and eastern Thailand to southern Laos (Bolavens Plateau)
- I. m. griseiventer: Southern Vietnam (Langbian Plateau)
- I. m. canescens: South-eastern Thailand (Khao Kuap region)
- I. m. peracensis: Peninsular Thailand to northern Malaysia (Selangor and Pahang)
Habitat
Broad-leafed evergreen forests, also oak, rhododendron and pine forests and forest edges. Usually staying up in the canopy.
Behaviour
Rather sluggish. Usually in loose parties of up to five.Usually keeps to leafy cover but will sometimes perch in the open. Tame and confiding.
Diet
Feeds in fruiting trees and shrubs together with other birds. Often obtains berries by hovering clumsily below strands of them. They also eat insects.
References
- 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/
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mountain Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mountain_Bulbul
External Links
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