- Brachypodius nieuwenhuisii
Pycnonotus nieuwenhuisii (see notes in taxonomy section).
Identification
18 cm (7 in)
- Blackish head
- Greenish-olive wash over cheeks and forehead
- Olive-green mantle
Distribution
South-east Asia: Sumatra and Borneo.
Taxonomy
This species was formerly considered a part of genus Pycnonotus. More importantly, some experts consider it a likely morph or hybrid involving Black-headed Bulbul.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- P. n. inexspectatus:
- P. n. nieuwenhuisii:
- Known from a 1901 specimen from north-eastern Borneo
Habitat
Very little is known. One bird in Sumatra was seen at at 700 m in low shrubbery on a river island.
Behaviour
Diet
Again little detail. Seen foraging with both Black and White Bulbul and Black-headed Bulbul
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-wattled Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-wattled_Bulbul
External Links
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