Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus)

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
28 - 29 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat
Riverine vegetation of primary and secondary lowland dipterocarp and peatswamp forest, occasionally in rural gardens, paddyfields, orchards, plantations. From sea-level - 1,000 m, occasional to 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B) (NB), Indonesia (B) (NB), Malaysia (B) (NB), Myanmar (B) (NB), Singapore (B).

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
Clearance of lowland forest along rivers and trapping for trade are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in pairs or small groups. Forgaes in low bushes near water and occasionally on the ground.

Food
Fruits, berries and occasionally small invertebrates.

Voice
A rich, melodious, far-carrying warble, 'wit-wooti woo', repeated.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (100)...)

Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus) [XC781111]
by Ding Li Yong from , Singapore (duet)

Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus) [XC177751]
by Mike Nelson from , Indonesia (song)

Nest
Composed of rough grass and weeds, in a bush, about 1.5 - 2 m above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
2; whitsish with greyish and reddish spots and speckles.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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