Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus)

Other Names (World)
Red-eyed Bulbul, Asian Red-eyed Bulbul, Red-eyed Brown Bulbul, Brown Bulbul

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
18 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
Blyth, 1845

Habitat
Secondary lowland dipterocarp, peatswamp and kerangas forest to lower montane forest. Less commonly in primary forest, mangroves, plantations. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand.

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).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in pairs or small groups.

Food
Fruit, insects.

Voice
A repeated, cheerry, upwardly inflected series of breathless whistles 'whit-whit-whit-whit-wit-wit', the last two notes sharply louder and higher.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (23)...)

Asian Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus) [XC181626]
by Motoko Fujita from Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore (call, song)

Asian Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus) [XC150672]
by Mike Nelson from Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore (call)

Subspecies
Probably warrants placement with Spectacled Bulbul (Pycnonotus erythropthalmos) in a separate genus; both appear rather distantly related to the "Pycnonotus capensis complex" and "Pycnonotus cafer complex". Subspecies zapolius hardly distinguishable, and perhaps unworthy of taxonomic recognition. The form on Tioman I (off eastern Peninsular Malaysia) previously misidentified as belonging to this subspecies. Described subspecies zaphaeus (from Pulau Matasiri, off south-eastern Borneo) indistinguishable from nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

brunneus Blyth, 1845 - Southern Myanmar (Tenasserim south of c. 12�5� north), extreme southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia (including Tioman I), Sumatra (including Banyak, Nias, Batu, probably also Bangka I) and Borneo (including Banggi, Karimata and Larot).
zapolius Oberholser, 1917 - Anamba Is.

Similar Species
Cream-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex) which is slightly smaller, iris is red not orange, and underparts are paler.

References
See References.

Files:

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