Streak-breasted Bulbul (Hypsipetes siquijorensis)

Other Scientific Names
Hypsipetes siquijorensis [Collar and Andrew (1988)]

Other Names (World)
Streak-breasted Bulbul, Mottle-breasted Bulbul, Slaty-crowned Bulbul, Siquijor Bulbul

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Steere, 1890)

Habitat
Forest, forest edge and secondary growth. Tolerates degraded habitat.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B) (NB).

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Deforestation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Varied, and include short 'chee' or 'chree' notes, and "squeaky toy" sounds.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (18)...)

Streak-breasted Bulbul (Hypsipetes siquijorensis) [XC320928]
by Frank Lambert from Tabunan Forest, Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines (call, purr)

Streak-breasted Bulbul (Hypsipetes siquijorensis) [XC321033]
by Ross Gallardy from San Juan, Siquijor, Central Visayas, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Subspecies cinereiceps is vocally, morphologically and behaviourally rather different from others, and likely to merit treatment as a separate species. Nominate subspecies and monticola are more similar to each other, but differences may exceed those usually acceptable at the subspecies level.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

cinereiceps (Bourns & Worcester, 1894) - Tablas and Romblon, in central Philippines.
monticola (Bourns & Worcester, 1894) - Cebu.
siquijorensis (Steere, 1890) - Siquijor, in south-central Philippines.

Similar Species
Philippine Bulbul (Hypsipetes philippinus) which is larger, and has longer tail and browner, more uniform plumage.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Streak-breasted Bulbul (Hypsipetes siquijorensis) - 10 files

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