Puff-throated Bulbul - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Taveekarn
Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand, March 2008

Alophoixus pallidus

Identification

22–25 cm (8¾-9¾ in)

• Grey face
• Brown crown, nape and upperparts
• Long crown feathers form a crest
• Yellowish underparts

Distribution

Asia: China
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 7 subspecies^[1]: A. p. griseiceps:

• Pegu Yoma Mountains (Myanmar)

A. p. robinsoni:

• South Myanmar (Amherst District of Tenasserim)

A. p. henrici:

• South West China (western Yunnan to southern Guangxi) to northern Thailand, northern Indochina

A. p. pallidus:

• Hainan (southern China)

A. p. isani:

• North West part of eastern plateau of Thailand

A. p. annamensis:

• Central Indochina

A. p. khmerensis:

• South Laos to Cambodia and southern Vietnam

Habitat

Broadleaf, evergreen forests. Also more open woodland in the lowlands and foothills.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of berries and very occasionally nectar. They also eat some insects such as cicadas.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2019)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Puff-throated Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Puff-throated_Bulbul

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