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(Redirected from Ixodia erythropthalmos)
Nominate subspecies
Photo © by Dr Manjeet Singh
F.R.I.M., Sg.Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia, 14 October 2007
Rubigula erythropthalmos

Pycnonotus erythropthalmos
Ixodia erythropthalmos

Identification

From Red-eyed Bulbul by smaller size and proportionately smaller and more rounded head. Upperparts dull brown with rufescent tinge on rump,ear coverts brown suffused with grey, throat whitish with greyish tinge, underparts ash-grey with undertail coverts tinged pale yellow; iris red(brown in Juvenile), narrow bright orange-yellow eyering perceivable only at close range. Size-16cm.

Distribution

Myanmar through the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Borneo and intervening islands.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are two subspecies[1]:

  • R. e. erythropthalmos:
  • R. e. salvadorii:

Habitat

Forest and forests edges.

Behaviour

Frequents the middle and lower storeys. Less common then Cream-vented and Red-eyed Bulbul. Typically seen in small parties at fruiting trees and shrubs along the forest trails, usualy with other bulbuls.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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