Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
19 - 20.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Scopoli, 1786)

Habitat
Secondary lowland dipterocarp to lower montane forest, peatswamp forest,, mangroves, cultivated areas, rural gardens, plantations. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines (B), Singapore (B), Thailand, Vietnam.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in small flocks. Forages near the grounnd.

Food
Smalll fruits and berries, small invertebrates.

Voice
A cheery, bubbly 'pirit pirit pirit pirit prrt...'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (123)...)

Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) [XC239824]
by Ding Li Yong from Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines (song)

Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) [XC491960]
by Beatrix Saadi-Varchmin from Kuala Tahan, Guesthouse beside the mosque, Jerantut District , Pahang, Malaysia (call, song)

Nest
Cup-shaped, composed of woven fibers, leaves and grass located low in a bush.

Eggs (Guide)
2; pinkish-white with purplish-brown spots and speckles and underlying greyish markings.

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with White-browed Bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus) and affinities to other members of genus remain to be clarified. Proposed subspecies personatus (Sumatra) considered indistinguishable from analis. Similarly, subspecies karimuniensis (Karimunjawa I, north of Java) merged with gourdini.

The following 7 subspecies are recognised:

jambu Deignan, 1955 - Southern Myanmar (Tenasserim southern from 12�5� north), central and southern Thailand, central Laos, southern Cambodia and southern Vietnam.
analis (Horsfield, 1821) - Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra (including Riau and Lingga Archipelagos, Bangka, Belitung), Java (including Kangean Is), Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa.
gourdini Gray, GR, 1847 - Borneo (including Maratua I, off eastern coast) and Karimunjawa I (north of Java).
goiavier (Scopoli, 1786) - Northern and central Philippines from Luzon, Polillo Is and Mindoro south, including most smaller islands, to Panay, Guimaras, Negros and Masbate.
samarensis Rand & Rabor, 1960 - Central Philippines (Ticao, Samar, Biliran, Buad, Cebu, Olango, Camotes, Leyte, Bohol).
suluensis Mearns, 1909 - Southern Philippines, from Dinagat, Nipa and Camiguin Sur south to Mindanao (including several offshire islets), Basilan and Sulu Archipelago (East Bolod and West Bolod south to Sanga Sanga and Bongao).
personatus Hume, 1873 - Malay Peninsula, Riau Arch., Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung is.

Similar Species
Flavescent Bulbul (Pycnonotus flavescens) which lacks the black lores.

References
See References.

Files:

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