Hairy-backed Bulbul (Tricholestes criniger)

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
16 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1845)

Habitat
Primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp and kerangas forest, overgrown plantations. From sea-level - 850 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, 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 singly or in pairs. Often in mixed feeding flocks.

Food
Small fruits and invertebrates.

Voice
A clean whistle 'phweee'. Song is a series of quiet scratchy, jumbled notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (39)...)

Hairy-backed Bulbul (Tricholestes criniger) [XC360115]
by David Edwards from Deremakot forest reserve, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (call)

Hairy-backed Bulbul (Tricholestes criniger) [XC38819]
by Rolf A. de By from Rainforest Discovery Center, Forest Trail, Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
Substantial overlap in characters among all three subspecies suggests that treatment as a variable monotypic species may be better. Described subspecies minutus, xanthogenys and fulvicauda are synonyms of nominate.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

criniger (Blyth, 1845) - Extreme southern Myanmar (Tenasserim south of 11� 30' north), southern Thailand (south of 13� north), Peninsular Malaysia (including Tioman Is) and eastern Sumatra.
sericeus (Blyth, 1865) - Western Sumatra (including Musala I and Batu Is) and Lingga Archipelago.
viridis (Bonaparte, 1854) - Borneo and northern Natuna Is.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Hairy-backed Bulbul (Tricholestes criniger) - 10 files

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