Light-vented Bulbul

Alternative name: Chinese Bulbul

Photo by anonymous_guy
Lamma Island, Hong Kong, February 2005

Pycnonotus sinensis

Identification

19 cm (7½ in)

• Black crown
• Black moustachial stripe
• Broad white postocular stripes

Distribution

Asia: found in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Laos, Vietnam

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies^[1]:

• P. s. hoyi:

• Middle Yangtze River Valley (Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan)

• P. s. sinensis:

• South China (lower Yangtze River Valley and maritime provinces)

• P. s. hainanus:

• South China (south-western Guangdong and southern Guangxi); northern Vietnam; Hainan

• P. s. formosae:

• Taiwan

• P. s. orii:

• South Ryukyu Islands (Yonaguni and Ishigaki)

Habitat

Open woodland, srub, cultivated areas, orchards, gardens with large shrubs.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of a variety of berries, figs, fruit and vegetables, with the addition of insects such as dipteran flies.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Light-vented Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Light-vented_Bulbul

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