Puff-backed Bulbul (Euptilotus eutilotus)

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
20 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Jardine & Selby, 1837)

Habitat
Primary lowland dipterocarp, peatswamp and kerangas forest. From sea-level - 600 m, occasionally to 1,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (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
Habitat loss through illegal logging and conversion to agriculture, and fires are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Inconspicuous. Singly or in pairs. Often in mixed feeding flocks.

Food
Fruit and insects.

Voice
Song is a loud, high-pitched 'chee-oo-chee-tsoo', rising and falling in pitch, the last note being downwardly inflected.

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Puff-backed Bulbul (Euptilotus eutilotus) [XC94898]
by Marc Anderson from Johor, Panti Forest Reserve, Bunker Trail, Malaysia (?)

Puff-backed Bulbul (Euptilotus eutilotus) [XC360038]
by Matt Slaymaker from Rainforest Discovery Center, Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Puff-backed Bulbul (Euptilotus eutilotus) - 10 files

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