- Alophoixus phaeocephalus
Criniger phaeocephalus
Identification
20–20·5 cm; a large and brightly coloured bulbul.
Distribution
Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Indonesia, Greater Sundas and Sumatra.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]
- A. p. phaeocephalus:
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung and North Natuna Islands
- A. p. connectens:
- North-eastern Borneo
- A. p. sulphuratus:
- Central, east and southern Borneo
- A. p. diardi:
- Western Borneo
Habitat
Found in broad-leaved lowland and hill evergreen forest, frequents lower storey of forest up to 915 m in elevation.
Behaviour
Omnivorous; their diet consisting of both insects and fruit.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-bellied Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-bellied_Bulbul