Yellow-bellied Bulbul - BirdForum Opus

Photo by chrisli
Malaysia, October 2011

Alophoixus phaeocephalus

Criniger phaeocephalus

Identification

20–20·5 cm; a large and brightly coloured bulbul.

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Indonesia, Greater Sundas and Sumatra.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies^[1]

• A. p. phaeocephalus:

• Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung and North Natuna Islands

• A. p. connectens:

• North-eastern Borneo

• A. p. sulphuratus:

• Central, east and southern Borneo

• A. p. diardi:

• Western Borneo

Habitat

Found in broad-leaved lowland and hill evergreen forest, frequents lower storey of forest up to 915 m in elevation.

Behaviour

Omnivorous; their diet consisting of both insects and fruit.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-bellied Bulbul. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-bellied_Bulbul

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