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[https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/users/dr-manjeet-singh.21146/ Dr Manjeet Singh]<br />F.R.I.M., Sg.Buloh, Selangor, [[Malaysia]], 14 October 2007]]
 
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;[[:Category:Rubigula|Rubigula]] erythropthalmos
[[Image:Spectacled_Bulbul.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by <b>Dr Manjeet Singh<br />Photo taken: Tmn Rimba Ampang,K.L. Malaysia]]
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''Pycnonotus erythropthalmos''<br />
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''Ixodia erythropthalmos''
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
From Red-eyed Bulbul by smaller size and proportionately smaller and more rounded head.Upperparts dull brown with rufescent tinge on rump,ear coverts brown suffused with grey,throat whitish with greyish tinge,underparts ash-grey with undertail coverts tinged pale yellow;iris red(brown in Juvenile),narrow bright orange-yellow eyering perceivable only at close range.Size-16cm.
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From [[Red-eyed Bulbul]] by smaller size and proportionately smaller and more rounded head. Upperparts dull brown with rufescent tinge on rump,ear coverts brown suffused with grey, throat whitish with greyish tinge, underparts ash-grey with undertail coverts tinged pale yellow; iris red(brown in Juvenile), narrow bright orange-yellow eyering perceivable only at close range. Size-16cm.
 
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
Myanmar through the Malay Peninsular to Sumatra,Borneo and intervening islands.
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[[Myanmar]] through the [[Malay Peninsula]] to [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]] and intervening islands.
 
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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There are two subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''R. e. erythropthalmos'':
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:*[[Malay Peninsula]], Belitung Island, [[Sumatra]] and adjacent western islands
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*''R. e. salvadorii'':
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:*[[Borneo]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Forest and forests edges.
 
Forest and forests edges.
 
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
Frequents the middle and lower storeys.Less common then Cream-vented and Red-eyed Bulbul.Typically seen in small parties at fruiting trees and shrubs along the forest trails,usualy with other bulbuls.
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Frequents the middle and lower storeys. Less common then [[Cream-vented Bulbul|Cream-vented]] and [[Red-eyed Bulbul]]. Typically seen in small parties at fruiting trees and shrubs along the forest trails, usualy with other bulbuls.
 
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}
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{{Ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Pycnonotus+erythropthalmos}}
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{{GSearch|Bulbul+erythropthalmos}}
 
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{{GS-checked}}
 
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Rubigula]]
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Latest revision as of 20:46, 18 December 2023

Nominate subspecies
Photo © by the late Dr Manjeet Singh
F.R.I.M., Sg.Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia, 14 October 2007
Rubigula erythropthalmos

Pycnonotus erythropthalmos
Ixodia erythropthalmos

Identification

From Red-eyed Bulbul by smaller size and proportionately smaller and more rounded head. Upperparts dull brown with rufescent tinge on rump,ear coverts brown suffused with grey, throat whitish with greyish tinge, underparts ash-grey with undertail coverts tinged pale yellow; iris red(brown in Juvenile), narrow bright orange-yellow eyering perceivable only at close range. Size-16cm.

Distribution

Myanmar through the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Borneo and intervening islands.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are two subspecies[1]:

  • R. e. erythropthalmos:
  • R. e. salvadorii:

Habitat

Forest and forests edges.

Behaviour

Frequents the middle and lower storeys. Less common then Cream-vented and Red-eyed Bulbul. Typically seen in small parties at fruiting trees and shrubs along the forest trails, usualy with other bulbuls.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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