Grey-bellied Bulbul (Pycnonotus cyaniventris)

Other Names (World)
Grey-bellied Bulbul, Gray-bellied Bulbul

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
16 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Blyth, 1842

Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp to lower montane forest, plantations. From sea-level - 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Thailand (B).

Unknown to Singapore (E).

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
Habitat loss due to illegal logging and conversion to agriculture are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in mixed feeding flocks. Inconspicuous.

Food
Fruit and insects.

Voice
Song is a series of notes rising in pitch 'pi-pi-pi-pipi...'. Call is a 'clewk'.

Nest
Composed of dead grass, rootlets and moss.

Eggs (Guide)
2; pinkish-white with heavy purplish-brown speckles.

Subspecies
The names aureum and poliopsis are junior synonyms of nominate subspecies.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

cyaniventris Blyth, 1842 - Extreme southern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim), southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra (including Sipura I).
paroticalis (Sharpe, 1878) - Borneo.

References
See References.

Files:

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