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Andamans, India, November 2012

Alternative name: Andaman Black-headed Bulbul

Pycnonotus fuscoflavescens

[edit] Identification

A very dusky Bulbul, similar to Black-headed Bulbul

• Blackish forehead (ill-defined) and throat
• Dark olive crown and face
• Bright yellow-olive upperparts
• Yellow rump and uppertail-coverts
• Wings with olive-green edgings with little contrast
• Narrow black tail-band
• Yellowish underparts

Females have a dusky olive-green head, yellow-olive underparts and less bright upperparts. Juveniles are similar to females.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to the Andaman Islands, India.
Locally common.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Formerly regarded as subspecies of Black-headed Bulbul.

[edit] Habitat

Forest, forest edge and thick jungle.

[edit] Behaviour

Usually seen in pairs, often in bird waves. Forages in understorey of forest.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
2. Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672

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