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 NT    Finsch's Bulbul* Id (Atlas):
    Alophoixus finschii

Description (10)
Image of Finsch's Bulbul
 

Other Names (World)
Finsch's Bulbul, Finsch's Bearded Bulbul, Finsch's Dwarf Bulbul, Finsch's Dwarf Bearded Bulbul

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
16 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvadori, 1871)

Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp and kerangas forest, plantations. From 130 - 400 m.

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

Extreme southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
 
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
Deforestation through illegal logging and conversion to agriculture are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually singly or in pairs.

Food
Small fruits and invertebrates.

Voice
Poorly known and usually quiet. Song is a whistled 'choi-choi-chong-choi, choi-choi'. Call is a nasal, upslurred 'skweeet'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

 
Finsch's Bulbul (Alophoixus finschii) [XC747682]
     by id from Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia (song)

 
Finsch's Bulbul (Alophoixus finschii) [XC142366]
     by Iain Woxvold from Teunom, Aceh Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Putative subspecies theiodes (= theoides) only very weakly differentiated.

Similar Species
Hairy-backed Bulbul (Tricholestes criniger) which is smaller and lacks a contrasting yellow throat.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Finschs Bulbul (Alophoixus finschii) - 10 files


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