Bornean Bulbul (Rubigula montis) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernFruit

ForestCup nestSmall · 29 g

Bornean Bulbul (Rubigula montis), photo 1 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Bornean Bulbul (Rubigula montis), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Jiro Iguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bornean Bulbul (Rubigula montis), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bornean Bulbul (Rubigula montis), photo 4 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Bornean Bulbul (Rubigula montis), photo 5 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bornean Bulbul (Rubigula montis), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bornean Bulbul (Rubigula montis), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bornean Bulbul (Rubigula montis), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bornean Bulbul (Rubigula montis), photo 9 — Photo: (c) 林正文, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Bornean Bulbul (Rubigula montis), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Adam Kamal, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The Bornean bulbul has a black crest, yellow throat, and brownish eyes.

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When to see the Bornean Bulbul

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Bornean Bulbul

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Malaysia Indonesia

About the Bornean Bulbul

The Bornean bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the island of Borneo.

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Easily confused with

Ruby-throated BulbulRubigula disparIt is 17–20 cm long, virtually crestless, has a black head with a deep red throat, greenish-yellow back and wings, yellow underparts, and a greenish-black tail.

Scaly-breasted BulbulRubigula squamataThe scaly-breasted bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family.

Grey-bellied BulbulRubigula cyaniventrisThe grey-bellied bulbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family.

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