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[[Image:Scaly-breasted_Bulbul.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Dr Manjeet Singh.<br />Photo taken: Sungei Buloh, Selongor, [[Malaysia]].]] | [[Image:Scaly-breasted_Bulbul.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Dr Manjeet Singh.<br />Photo taken: Sungei Buloh, Selongor, [[Malaysia]].]] | ||
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- 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
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.
