- Iole viridescens
Identification
19 cm (7½ in)
- Yellowish-olive head sides
- Paler ear-coverts
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in Myanmar, and Thailand.
Taxonomy
Formerly considered conspecific with Cachar Bulbul. Also the former subspecies myitkyinensis is now included in Grey-eyed Bulbul, lekhakuni and cinnamomeoventris were transferred here from that species.
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- I. v. viridescens:
- I. v. lekhakuni:
- I. v. cinnamomeoventris:
- Thai-Malay Peninsula (Mergui District and Isthmus of Kra south at least to Songkhla)
Habitat
Moist broad-leaf evergreen and semi-evergreen forests and tall secondary growth.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of berries and occasionally insects too. Usually seen in pairs or small parties.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2017. IOC World Bird Names (version 7.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Dec 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Olive Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Olive_Bulbul
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