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Photo © by Dr Manjeet Singh
Sungei Buloh, Selongor, Malaysia15 October 2006
Rubigula squamatus

Pycnonotus squamatus
Ixodia squamata

Identification

White underparts with black scales on breast and flanks diagnostic. Black head contrasts sharply with with white throat. Mantle and wings rich olive-yellow; undertail coverts and rump yellow and tail black. Size-16cm.

Distribution

Tenasserim (Myanmar) through Malay Peninsula to the Greater Sundas.

Taxonomy

Previously included in Ixodia and Pycnonotus.

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • R. s. webberi{
  • R. s. squamata:
  • West and central Java
  • R. s. borneensis:

Habitat

Forest and forest edges.

Behaviour

Frequents the canopy; this bulbul is usualy seen foraging in small groups. Sometimes descends to to feed in the middle storey. Often calls as it feeds and moves about in the foliage.

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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