Grey-bellied Bulbul - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Dave B
Sungai Sedim, Kedah, Malaysia, May 2006

Pycnonotus cyaniventris

Identification

16–17 cm (6-6½ in)
Male

• Blackish lores
• Pale grey supraloral line

Distribution

South-east Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Brunei, Indonesia, Greater Sundas and Sumatra

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• P. c. cyaniventris:

• Southern Burma to Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra and Sipura Island

• P. c. paroticalis:

• Borneo

Habitat

Sub-montane broadleaf evergreen forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of fruit, with the addition of insects.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-bellied Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-bellied_Bulbul

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