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 NT    Black-and-white Bulbul* Id (Atlas):
    Microtarsus melanoleucos

Description (10)
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Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
16 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Eyton, 1839)

Habitat
Broadleaf evergreen forest, mixed-dipterocarp forest, secondary growth and forest edges. From lowlands - 1,830 m. Also luxuriant gardens and cultivation, peatswamp forest and overgrown plantations.

Range (Guide)
Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Singapore (E) (B), Thailand (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Destruction of forests due to illegal logging, fires and habitat fragmentation are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Figs and other fruits.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

 
Black-and-white Bulbul (Microtarsus melanoleucos) [XC523405]
     by id from Taman Negara: Merapoh entrance road, Pahang, Malaysia (call)

 
Black-and-white Bulbul (Microtarsus melanoleucos) [XC64645]
     by Desmond Allen from Upper Maruwai catchment, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (call)

Nest
Cup-shaped composed of woven fibers or sticks bound together with vines located in the fork of an outer branch of a tree about 6 m above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
Pale fawn with darker freckles.

Subspecies
No subspecies.


References
See References.


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