Grey-cheeked Bulbul (Alophoixus bres)

Other Names (World)
Brown-cheeked Bulbul , Grey-cheeked Bulbul, Gray-cheeked Bulbul, Grey-cheeked Bearded Bulbul, Gray-cheeked Bearded Bulbul, Olive White-throated Bulbul, Scrub Bulbul (nominate)

Family
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)

Size
19 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1832)

Habitat
Primary and old secondary lowland dipterocarp forest, overgrown plantations. From sea-level - 700 m, occasionally to 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Fruit and insects.

Voice
Song is a melodious ringing mournful series of irregular notes, first rising then descending in pitch, 'phwee-wit, pwee-pee-pee-pee-peerrt', but variable.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Brown-cheeked Bulbul (Alophoixus bres) [XC413645]
by Bruno Durand from , Indonesia (call)

Brown-cheeked Bulbul (Alophoixus bres) [XC618427]
by Frank Lambert from , Indonesia (alarm call)

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies bartelsi (from Java) is a synonym of nominate. Putative subspecies balicus (eastern Java, Bali) said to have browner ear-coverts than western Javan birds, but this feature also present on many specimens from latter region and therefore better considered a synonym of nominate.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

tephrogenys (Jardine & Selby, 1833) - Southern Myanmar (Tenasserim south of c. 14� north), southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia (not Singapore) and eastern Sumatra. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Grey-cheeked Bulbul (Alophoixus tephrogenys).
bres (Lesson, 1832) - Java and Bali.
gutturalis (Bonaparte, 1850) - Borneo.
frater (Sharpe, 1877) - Western Philippines (Calamians, Palawan, Balabac). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Palawan Bulbul (Alophoixus frater).
balicus Stresemann, 1913 - Eastern Java and Bali.

Similar Species
Ochraceous Bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus) which has a more prominent crest and darker underparts.

References
See References.

Files:

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